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OZ Marion

Greenfield

Marion County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
56.6
Good / 100

OZ Marion is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Marion County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.6/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOP INC - (IL)cooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNetrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut
IXP distance58.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage53.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance243.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMarion County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMC KAYS HAZ MAT TRUCK SERVICE
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index83.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 01133944585
DC distance48.2 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
Nearest fiber route232.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.61¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.05¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,108

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 + 6 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%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Marion
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Marion CountyGreenfield——4.6 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN122149Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.1
CENTRALIASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.1
UNKNOWN121709Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs57.6
White Brothers Salvage and RecyclingIndustrial——3.8 yrs51.8
Kingsley-Fisher ProductsIndustrial——3.8 yrs51.8

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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