St. Louis County, Missouri · PJM

DC Readiness
75.9
Excellent / 100

TAP139481 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in St. Louis County, Missouri, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 75.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP139481
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
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 IXPH5 Data Centers St. Louis (MO01)
IXP distance1.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage71.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance260.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity512 MW
Retirement date2011-09-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKIESEL COMPANY THE KIESEL MARINE SERVICE
Hazard sub-score27/100
Construction cost index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint
DC distance2.1 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.7 mi
Nearest fiber route200.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.73¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.60¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$4,601

Incentive detail: Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
87
Speed to power15%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
94
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
27
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP139481
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117735Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs75.0
CAHOKIASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs73.4
UNKNOWN117739Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.9
TAP139449Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.8
UNKNOWN157802Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.2
UNKNOWN157801Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs70.0
TAP167221Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.7
UNKNOWN117939Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.7

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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