EC Near Grand Tower Energy Center LLC

Greenfield

Jackson, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
53.2
Fair / 100

EC Near Grand Tower Energy Center LLC is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Jackson, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.2/100 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 distance56.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage59.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance313.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance56.2 mi
Nearest rail4.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route249.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.00¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$5,094
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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%
22
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Grand Tower Energy Center LLC
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121880Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.6
CARBONDALE NWSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.8
REEDSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs60.9
OZ JacksonGreenfield——4.6 yrs59.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122346 - UNKNOWN122348)Greenfield161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122346 - UNKNOWN122348)Greenfield161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.5
Greenfield (GRAND TOWER - MAKANDA)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.5
EC Coal Jackson CountyGreenfield——4.6 yrs58.5

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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