Greenfield (SILVER LAKE - LIBERTYVILLE)

Greenfield

Lake County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
65.7
Good / 100

Greenfield (SILVER LAKE - LIBERTYVILLE) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lake County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 65.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSILVER LAKE
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW
LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNETRIX - BBN
IXP distance12.5 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage10.6%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance37.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCOMMONWEALTH EDISON CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index113.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVISA
DC distance9.2 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.0 mi
Nearest fiber route15.3 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$15,913
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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%
59
Speed to power15%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
56
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (SILVER LAKE - LIBERTYVILLE)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP137895Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.1
PROSPECT HEIGHTSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.8
GOLF MILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.2
SKOKIE (345 KV)Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.1
WaukeganBrownfield—803 MW—73.0
NORTHBROOKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.1
ZIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.7
TAP137924Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.7

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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