EC Near Meramec

Greenfield

Monroe County, Illinois · MISO

DC Readiness
54.3
Fair / 100

EC Near Meramec is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Monroe County, Illinois, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 54.3/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth34
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent St Louis
IXP distance15.5 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage55.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance275.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerUNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO)
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteAMOCO STATION 3764
Hazard sub-score10/100
Construction cost index96.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGenome Data Center
DC distance14.7 mi
Nearest rail3.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.7 mi
Nearest fiber route257.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.95¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$8,117

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%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
75
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
10
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Meramec
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121749Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs73.0
TAP160053Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs69.2
TAP139461Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs68.2
MERAMECSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.4
TAP139491Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN124266Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.8
MeramecBrownfield1,041 MW1.4 yrs62.5
RUSH ISLANDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs61.8

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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