Union County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
66.0
Good / 100

TAP153686 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Union County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 66.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP153686
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 IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance35.1 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance316.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteWHITEFORD NATIONALEASE
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index65.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance35.1 mi
Nearest rail2.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route240.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.41¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$5,116

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%
73
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
96
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP153686
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Union CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs61.6
Greenfield (GRAND TOWER - TAP153686)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs57.7
EC Coal Union CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs53.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine36.8

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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