EC Coal Champaign County

Greenfield

Champaign County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
53.7
Fair / 100

EC Coal Champaign County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Champaign County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.7/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPWintek Corporation
IXP distance63.3 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage79.9%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance121.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index95.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNCSA Petascale Computing Facility
DC distance11.4 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
Nearest fiber route104.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.02¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$7,187

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%
28
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Champaign County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SIDNEYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs72.3
TAP156130Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN122042Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs68.7
UNKNOWN156912Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs68.3
TAP160136Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.8
RISINGSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs66.7
Greenfield (TAP138267 - SIDNEY)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs66.4
Greenfield (SIDNEY - KANSAS WEST)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs66.3

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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