Edgar County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
69.0
Good / 100

KANSAS WEST is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Edgar County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 69.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationKANSAS WEST
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
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 IXPWintek Corporation
IXP distance78.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage59.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance158.4 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index76.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNCSA Petascale Computing Facility
DC distance38.7 mi
Nearest rail6.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline13.0 mi
Nearest fiber route100.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.73¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,162

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%
87
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
58
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near KANSAS WEST
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (SIDNEY - KANSAS WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs65.2
Greenfield (BREED - DEQUINE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs61.5
OZ EdgarGreenfield4.6 yrs61.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124551 - UNKNOWN124617)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs59.2
EC Coal Edgar CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs59.2
EC Coal Edgar CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs58.6
EC Coal Edgar CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs58.1
EC FFE Edgar CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs58.0

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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