Pearl Station

Brownfield

Greene County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

Pearl Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Greene County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 22 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity22 MW
LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/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 IXPTierPoint St. Louis – Millpark
IXP distance53.0 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage46.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance212.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerPrairie Power, Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity22 MW
Retirement date2012-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePRAIRIE POWER INC PEARL CITY POWER PLANT
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index60.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St. Louis – Millpark
DC distance53.0 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.7 mi
Nearest fiber route175.9 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$7,667

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%
25
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
40
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Pearl Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ROODHOUSE WESTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.3
OZ GreeneGreenfield4.6 yrs60.0
EC FFE Greene CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs59.1
EC Coal Greene CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs56.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122046 - ROODHOUSE WEST)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs56.7

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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