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City of Peru Plank Road Generating Station

Brownfield

LaSalle, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
57.7
Good / 100

City of Peru Plank Road Generating Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in LaSalle, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 8 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN123522
Substation distance0.0 mi
Available capacity8 MW
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityCORN BELT ENERGY CORPORATIONcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRochelle Technology Center
IXP distance40.9 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage54.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance86.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former useoil
Existing capacity8 MW
Retirement date2011-04-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index106.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRochelle Technology Center
DC distance40.9 mi
Nearest rail1.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.77¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.00¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,136

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%
51
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
21
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near City of Peru Plank Road Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LA SALLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.6
EC Near OglesbyGreenfield——4.6 yrs57.8
EC Lasalle Coal AreaGreenfield——4.6 yrs57.7
UNKNOWN122007Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.3
OZ LaSalleGreenfield——4.6 yrs57.3
EC FFE LaSalle CountyGreenfield——4.6 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN133890Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN123331Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.7

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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