EC Near Lake Gas Recovery
GreenfieldCook County, Illinois · PJM
At a glance
EC Near Lake Gas Recovery is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Cook County, Illinois, scoring 55.4/100 DC Readiness — 90th of 745 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.8 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
New-DC state tax exemptions suspended for 2 years (from Jul 2026).
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemption; High Impact Business designation for $12M+ DC investments.
Site location
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How does EC Near Lake Gas Recovery compare with other sites in Cook County?
EC Near Lake Gas Recovery ranks 90th of 745 scored candidate sites in Cook County. Its 55.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.5. It is roughly in line with the Illinois average of 54.3 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Illinois average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (75 vs 71) and its weakest is natural hazard (55 vs 63). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Lake Gas Recovery to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is NILES-EVERGFE B 138 KV (PJM), 7 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Apotech at 11.6 miles. 18 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is NETRIX - MTP, 11.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Lake Gas Recovery?
The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cook County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Cook County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN122269 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 71.2 |
| UNKNOWN124436 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 70.1 |
| UNKNOWN122285 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 68.5 |
| UNKNOWN124699 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 66.7 |
| UNKNOWN122531 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.0 yrs | 65.9 |
| BEDFORD PARK | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.7 |
| BLUE ISLAND | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.7 |
| UNKNOWN122289 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 65.6 |
EC Near Lake Gas Recovery: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Lake Gas Recovery?
EC Near Lake Gas Recovery scores 55.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 90th of 745 scored sites in Cook County. The Cook County average is 54.5 and the Illinois average is 54.3.
What grid region is EC Near Lake Gas Recovery in?
EC Near Lake Gas Recovery is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.8-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Lake Gas Recovery in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER.
Who owns EC Near Lake Gas Recovery?
Parcel records list the owner as COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO (private land).
How far is EC Near Lake Gas Recovery from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Apotech, about 11.6 miles away; 18 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Lake Gas Recovery, Cook County, IL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/illinois/cook-county/ec-near-lake-gas-recovery-4b3490a0 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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