NEWTON STATION

Substation-Adjacent

Jasper County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
71.7
Excellent / 100

NEWTON STATION is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Jasper County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 71.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationNEWTON STATION
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 IXPSITCO Evansville
IXP distance75.3 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage49.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance206.1 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity617 MW
Retirement date2016-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteVISTRA CORP ILLINOIS POWER GENERATING CO
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index98.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSITCO Evansville
DC distance75.3 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.1 mi
Nearest fiber route136.4 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$7,477

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%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
86
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
68
Gas pipeline2%
74
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near NEWTON STATION
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (NEWTON STATION - CASEY WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN157064Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs60.0
Greenfield (RACCOON CREEK STATION - NEWTON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs60.0
EC Near NewtonGreenfield4.6 yrs57.2
OZ JasperGreenfield4.6 yrs57.1
EC Near NewtonGreenfield4.6 yrs57.0
EC Near NewtonGreenfield4.6 yrs57.0
EC Near NewtonGreenfield4.6 yrs56.9

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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