OZ Edgar

Greenfield

Edgar County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
61.0
Good / 100

OZ Edgar is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Edgar County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 61.0/100 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 IXPWintek Corporation
IXP distance68.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage59.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance154.3 mi

Site characteristics

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

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 distance42.3 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route89.0 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%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Edgar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KANSAS WESTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs69.0
Greenfield (SIDNEY - KANSAS WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs65.2
Greenfield (BREED - DEQUINE)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs61.5
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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