EC Coal Perry County

Greenfield

Perry County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
57.4
Good / 100

EC Coal Perry County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Perry County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.4/100 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 IXPNetrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut
IXP distance58.2 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance277.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index70.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St Louis
DC distance58.5 mi
Nearest rail1.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.7 mi
Nearest fiber route258.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,023

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%
74
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Perry County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PINCKNEYVILLESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs71.6
PINCKNEYVILLE STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs69.2
TAP139468Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs69.0
ST JOHNSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs66.3
Greenfield (TAP139473 - PINCKNEYVILLE STAT)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs61.7
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs60.0
OZ PerryGreenfield4.6 yrs59.4
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs59.2

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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