Marion County Solar #2

Brownfield

MARION, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
68.3
Good / 100

Marion County Solar #2 is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in MARION, Indiana, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 68.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity2 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE_OH
Wholesale LMP$34.50/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth56

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIUPUI Informatics & Communications Technology Complex
IXP distance1.2 mi
Fiber providers20
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance164.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usebrownfield
Existing capacity2 MW
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHILLTOP PRESS INC
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index108.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLifeline Data Centers
DC distance0.7 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.79¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$11,101

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
49
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
98
Energy cost10%
86
Water risk8%
93
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
61
Construction cost3%
60
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Marion County Solar #2
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROCKVILLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs75.5
UNKNOWN124504Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs74.3
SUNNYSIDESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs73.8
RISER167168Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs73.2
THOMPSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs71.3
Harding StreetBrownfield114 MW71.1
UNKNOWN124474Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs71.1
HARDING STREETSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs70.3

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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