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EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.

Greenfield

Macon County, Illinois · MISO

DC Readiness
55.5
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Macon County, Illinois, scoring 55.5/100 DC Readiness — 9th of 71 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the SHELBY ELECTRIC COOP, INC 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 rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilitySHELBY ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

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 regionMISO
Queue depth277
Avg queue wait4.8 yrs
Recent queue wait6.1 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance73.9 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage26.2%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance153.8 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNCSA Petascale Computing Facility
DC distance35.2 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.3 mi
Nearest fiber route132.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.96¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.78¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,339

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 Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. compare with other sites in Macon County?

EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. ranks 9th of 71 scored candidate sites in Macon County. Its 55.5/100 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 fiber connectivity (56 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 Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SFN IL-Peoria at 73.9 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is NCSA Petascale Computing Facility, 35.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.?

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. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Macon County "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%
56
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
83
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OREANASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs61.2
FARADAYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs61.0
EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.Greenfield——4.8 yrs58.3
EC FFE Macon CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs57.9
EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.Greenfield——4.8 yrs57.6
EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.Greenfield——4.8 yrs56.1
EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.Greenfield——4.8 yrs55.7
UNKNOWN162221Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.8 yrs55.6

EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.?

EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. scores 55.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 9th of 71 scored sites in Macon County. The Macon County average is 51.8 and the Illinois average is 54.3.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.?

SHELBY ELECTRIC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. in?

EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.8-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. 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 Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.?

Parcel records list the owner as AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (private land).

How far is EC Near Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc. from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SFN IL-Peoria, about 73.9 miles away; 6 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 Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc., Macon County, IL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/illinois/macon-county/ec-near-fuyao-glass-illinois-inc-9675f1e5 (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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