Greenfield (BIG SKY WIND LLC - UNKNOWN1221)

Greenfield

Lee County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
58.0
Good / 100

Greenfield (BIG SKY WIND LLC - UNKNOWN1221) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 58.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.2 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBIG SKY WIND LLC
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zonePJM_ATSI
Wholesale LMP$42.97/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth11
Avg queue wait2.2 yrs
Recent queue wait2.2 yrs
Completion rate20%
Withdrawal rate80%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPRochelle Technology Center
IXP distance28.0 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage35.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance95.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCOMMONWEALTH EDISON CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index59.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterRochelle Technology Center
DC distance28.0 mi
Nearest rail8.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.3 mi
Nearest fiber route50.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.99¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.22¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,639

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%
30
Speed to power15%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
56
Energy cost10%
82
Water risk8%
86
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (BIG SKY WIND LLC - UNKNOWN1221)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN122197Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.6
NELSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.4
EASY ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.2
SHADY OAKS WIND FARMSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN122199Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs68.7
Greenfield (NELSON - ELECTRIC LIGHT 345 KV)Greenfield345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs67.5
UNKNOWN122196Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs67.4
UNKNOWN157348Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs67.2

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for Greenfield (BIG SKY WIND LLC - UNKNOWN1221), Lee County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.