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EC FFE Brown County

Greenfield

Brown County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
57.2
Good / 100

EC FFE Brown County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Brown County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.2/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh
UtilityADAMS ELECTRIC COOPnot available

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance81.6 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage65.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance180.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactBrown County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteIDOC WESTERN IL CORRECTIONAL CTR
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index59.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSFN IL-Peoria
DC distance81.6 mi
Nearest rail13.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline27.8 mi
Nearest fiber route107.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.67¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,571

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

New-DC state tax exemptions suspended for 2 years (from Jul 2026).

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemption; High Impact Business designation for $12M+ DC investments.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 2 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Brown County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP138529Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs55.4
EC Coal Brown CountyGreenfield——4.6 yrs52.8

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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