Greenfield (MEREDOSIA - AUSTIN)

Greenfield

Macoupin, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
57.7
Good / 100

Greenfield (MEREDOSIA - AUSTIN) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Macoupin, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMEREDOSIA
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPTierPoint St. Louis – Millpark
IXP distance63.7 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage52.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance201.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteIDOT
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index77.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 01133944585
DC distance49.8 mi
Nearest rail2.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
Nearest fiber route141.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.58¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$8,862

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%
59
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
20
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
85
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (MEREDOSIA - AUSTIN)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN122515Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN122046Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN122689Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs62.1
EC Coal Macoupin CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs60.5
EC Coal Macoupin CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs58.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122046 - UNKNOWN122689)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs57.9
OZ MacoupinGreenfield4.6 yrs57.1
EC Coal Macoupin CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs57.0

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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