EC Coal Rock Island County

Greenfield

Rock Island County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
56.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Rock Island County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Rock Island County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.3/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.06¢/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 IXPBluebird Quad Cities Data Center
IXP distance2.4 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage88.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance137.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMOLINE FORGE INC
Hazard sub-score10/100
Construction cost index95.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGeneseo Communications Inc
DC distance2.4 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route3.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity5.51¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.55¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$9,125

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%
98
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
10
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Rock Island County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SUB 39Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.5
OAK GROVESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.3
RiversideBrownfield141 MW74.5
UNKNOWN132672Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN132671Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.7
RIVERSIDESubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.1
UNKNOWN121970Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs73.0
FAIR STATIONSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.6

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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