OZ Carroll

Greenfield

Carroll, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
52.3
Fair / 100

OZ Carroll is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Carroll, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 52.3/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 distance43.6 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage63.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance133.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index66.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGeneseo Communications Inc
DC distance43.6 mi
Nearest rail1.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.2 mi
Nearest fiber route40.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.65¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$9,704

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%
67
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
40
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
39
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Carroll
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP137918Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.2 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN121886Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.5
TAP137918Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs65.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN121886 - UNKNOWN121920)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs60.9
EC FFE Carroll CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs60.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN121886 - TAP137918)Greenfield161 kV100 MW2.2 yrs59.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122191 - TAP137918)Greenfield161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs59.2
Thomson-40029Federal Excess42.1

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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