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EC Near Oglesby

Greenfield

LaSalle, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
51.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Oglesby is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in LaSalle, Illinois, scoring 51.1/100 DC Readiness — 29th of 87 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.8 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityCOMMONWEALTH EDISON COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

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 IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance45.9 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage54.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance83.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactLaSalle County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

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 index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSFN IL-Peoria
DC distance45.9 mi
Nearest rail5.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route46.4 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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How does EC Near Oglesby compare with other sites in LaSalle?

EC Near Oglesby ranks 29th of 87 scored candidate sites in LaSalle. Its 51.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.8. It is roughly in line with the Illinois average of 54.3 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Illinois average, its strongest sub-score is water (89 vs 87) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (21 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Oglesby to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 12 DRESDEN 45TR81 CT H 345 KV (PJM), 39 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SFN IL-Peoria at 45.9 miles. 16 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SFN IL-Peoria, 45.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Oglesby?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. The parcel overlaps designated critical habitat (Indiana bat (Final)). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates LaSalle "Relatively High".

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%
21
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Oglesby
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LA SALLESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs62.2
EC Near OglesbyGreenfield——4.8 yrs57.8
EC Lasalle Coal AreaGreenfield——4.8 yrs57.7
City of Peru Plank Road Generating StationBrownfield—8 MW4.8 yrs57.5
OZ LaSalleGreenfield——4.8 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN122007Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.8 yrs57.1
EC FFE LaSalle CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN133890Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.8 yrs56.3

EC Near Oglesby: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Oglesby?

EC Near Oglesby scores 51.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 29th of 87 scored sites in LaSalle. The LaSalle average is 51.8 and the Illinois average is 54.3.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Oglesby?

COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is EXELON CORP.

What grid region is EC Near Oglesby in?

EC Near Oglesby is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.8-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Oglesby in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Oglesby?

Parcel records list the owner as COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO (private land).

How far is EC Near Oglesby from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SFN IL-Peoria, about 45.9 miles away; 16 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Oglesby, LaSalle, IL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/illinois/lasalle/ec-near-oglesby-75250e31 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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