FARGO

Substation-Adjacent

Peoria County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
66.5
Good / 100

FARGO is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Peoria County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 66.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFARGO
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 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 IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance4.9 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage72.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance132.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index107.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSFN IL-Peoria
DC distance4.9 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.6 mi
Nearest fiber route70.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.67¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$7,216
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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%
58
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
76
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FARGO
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FARGO 345 KVSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.1
UNKNOWN123092Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs72.0
UNKNOWN123082Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs71.0
UNKNOWN123091Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.7
UNKNOWN122929Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.6
Greenfield (FARGO 345 KV - SANDBURG)Greenfield345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN122062Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN123086Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.2

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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