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Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street)

Industrial

LaSalle, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
49.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) is an industrial datacenter candidate site in LaSalle, Illinois, scoring 49.9/100 DC Readiness — 51st 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

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 IXPRochelle Technology Center
IXP distance42.3 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage54.5%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta DC
DC distance38.1 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

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 Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) compare with other sites in LaSalle?

Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) ranks 51st of 87 scored candidate sites in LaSalle. Its 49.9/100 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 natural hazard (65 vs 63) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is 12 DRESDEN 45TR81 CT H 345 KV (PJM), 30 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Rochelle Technology Center at 42.3 miles. 16 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Meta DC, 38.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street)?

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%
65
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street)
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

Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street)?

Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) scores 49.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 51st of 87 scored sites in LaSalle. The LaSalle average is 51.8 and the Illinois average is 54.3.

Which electric utility serves Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street)?

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

What grid region is Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) in?

Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.8-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Rochelle Technology Center, about 42.3 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, “Former Central Elementary School (400 Clinton Street), LaSalle, IL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/illinois/lasalle/former-central-elementary-school-400-clinton-street-e669583e (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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