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EC Near Collins

Greenfield

Grundy County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
54.7
Fair / 100

EC Near Collins is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Grundy County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 54.7/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBridge Sites Aurora
IXP distance29.6 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage19.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance49.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactGrundy County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS STA 53
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Aurora
DC distance28.7 mi
Nearest rail1.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
Nearest fiber route26.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.86¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.29¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,311

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemption; High Impact Business designation for $12M+ DC investments.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
21
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
70
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Collins
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CollinsBrownfield2,650 MW4.6 yrs64.6
COLLINSSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs61.7
DRESDEN STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs59.9
BRAIDWOODSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN122024Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs58.1
EC Near CollinsGreenfield4.6 yrs58.0
EC Near CollinsGreenfield4.6 yrs57.5
EC Near CollinsGreenfield4.6 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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