City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta

Brownfield

LaSalle, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
55.5
Good / 100

City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in LaSalle, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 19 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity19 MW
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 IXPRochelle Technology Center
IXP distance42.8 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage51.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance86.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity of Peru
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity19 MW
Retirement date2011-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteNSM INC
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index106.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRochelle Technology Center
DC distance42.8 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.4 mi
Nearest fiber route47.1 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
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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%
25
Speed to power15%
37
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
20
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP138229Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs68.4
PERU (IL)Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN133890Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN123523Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.0
TAP173887Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.8
TAP138199Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN123336Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.8
TAP138200Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs62.5

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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