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EC FFE Lake County

Greenfield

Lake, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
53.3
Fair / 100

EC FFE Lake County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lake, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.3/100 DC Readiness and a 4.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 6.1 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait4.8 yrs
Recent queue wait6.1 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNETRIX - BBN
IXP distance15.4 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage18.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance30.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLake County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (15/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index113.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNETRIX - BBN
DC distance15.4 mi
Nearest rail10.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route12.3 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

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%
30
Speed to power20%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
56
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Lake County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN133790Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs68.6
COMMONWEALTH EDISON DES PLAINES (345KV)Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs66.2
PROSPECT HEIGHTSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs66.1
TAP137894Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs65.8
BloomBrownfield345 kV152 MW4.8 yrs65.2
GOLF MILLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs65.0
NORTHBROOKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs64.8
LIBERTYVILLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs64.7

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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