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Vacant Lot D

Industrial

Madison County, Illinois · MISO

DC Readiness
53.8
Fair / 100

Vacant Lot D is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Madison County, Illinois, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 53.8/100 DC Readiness and a 4.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilitySOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOP INC - (IL)cooperativemoderate 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 IXPH5 Data Centers St. Louis (MO01)
IXP distance5.3 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage47.0%

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 datacenterTierPoint
DC distance5.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.46¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.60¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,940

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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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%
84
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Vacant Lot D
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STALLINGSSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs66.5
ROXFORDSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN122139Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.8 yrs63.3
EC Near VeniceGreenfield——4.8 yrs62.9
EC Near VeniceGreenfield——4.8 yrs62.7
EC Near VeniceGreenfield——4.8 yrs62.6
EC Near StallingsGreenfield——4.8 yrs62.6
EC Near Wood RiverGreenfield——4.8 yrs62.2

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.

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