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EC FFE Hancock County

Greenfield

Hancock County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
56.6
Good / 100

EC FFE Hancock County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hancock County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.6/100 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 IXPSFN IA-Davenport
IXP distance84.0 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage69.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance143.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactHancock County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHANCOCK SVC CO
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index80.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAT&T DC
DC distance76.0 mi
Nearest rail3.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline17.1 mi
Nearest fiber route77.3 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$9,460

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%
67
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
25
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
45
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Hancock County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Hancock CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs56.4
EC Coal Hancock CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs55.9
UNKNOWN122593Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN133904Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs53.7
UNKNOWN132660Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs53.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs52.1
TAP138524Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs51.6
UNKNOWN159156Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs51.6

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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