EC Coal Franklin County

Greenfield

Franklin County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
54.0
Fair / 100

EC Coal Franklin County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Franklin County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 54.0/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance51.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance284.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index69.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance51.3 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.7 mi
Nearest fiber route281.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.93¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.69¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$5,677
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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%
74
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
40
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Franklin County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP139473Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs67.6
Greenfield (WEST FRANKFORT EAST - NORRIS C)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs66.0
Greenfield (WEST FRANKFORT EAST - WEST MOU)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN157803Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN153320Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.6
WEST FRANKFORT EASTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN122350Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs62.7
UNKNOWN121685Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs62.7

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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