EC Coal Crawford County

Greenfield

Crawford County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
59.9
Good / 100

EC Coal Crawford County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Crawford County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.9/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth265
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIndiana University Data Center
IXP distance68.0 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage63.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance197.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index99.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIU Data Center
DC distance68.0 mi
Nearest rail0.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.6 mi
Nearest fiber route109.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.28¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.14¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,710

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemption; High Impact Business designation for $12M+ DC investments.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
59
Construction cost3%
67
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Crawford County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Crawford County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROBINSON MARATHONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.7
TAP174962Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.5
TAP169377Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.6
EC Coal Crawford CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs57.7
EC Coal Crawford CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs57.3
Greenfield (HUTSONVILLE - NEOGA)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs56.5
EC Coal Crawford CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs56.1
EC Coal Crawford CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs55.9

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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