EC FFE Cumberland County

Greenfield

Cumberland County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
57.7
Good / 100

EC FFE Cumberland County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cumberland County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.7/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 distance93.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage46.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance182.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCASEYS GENERAL STORES
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNCSA Petascale Computing Facility
DC distance56.8 mi
Nearest rail3.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline12.0 mi
Nearest fiber route124.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.84¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.66¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$8,894

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%
61
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
61
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Cumberland County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NEOGASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs68.6
CASEY WESTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs68.2
ENERGY SHELBY COUNTYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.2
Greenfield (CASEY WEST - KANSAS WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs64.1
Greenfield (NEOGA - CASEY WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs64.1
Greenfield (NEOGA - CASEY WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs63.4
Greenfield (NEWTON STATION - CASEY WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs63.1
Greenfield (HUTSONVILLE - NEOGA)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs57.6

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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