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Bunge Oil

Brownfield

Kankakee County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
54.7
Fair / 100

Bunge Oil is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Kankakee County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 54.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 4 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity4 MW
LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh
UtilityCOMMONWEALTH EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNETRIX - ALSIP
IXP distance35.6 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage44.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance51.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCSL Behring LLC
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity4 MW
Retirement date2017-06-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBUNGE EDIBLE OIL CORP
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index93.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNETRIX - ALSIP
DC distance35.6 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route39.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.42¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.57¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,734

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

New-DC state tax exemptions suspended for 2 years (from Jul 2026).

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power20%
38
Fiber connectivity12%
63
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
73
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Bunge Oil
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DAVIS CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.0
EC Near Bunge OilGreenfield——4.6 yrs59.4
EC Near Bunge OilGreenfield——4.6 yrs58.3
EC Near Bunge OilGreenfield——4.6 yrs58.0
EC Near Bunge OilGreenfield——4.6 yrs56.9
EC Near Bunge OilGreenfield——4.6 yrs56.7
EC Near Bunge OilGreenfield——4.6 yrs56.7
EC Near Bunge OilGreenfield——4.6 yrs56.5

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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