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EC Coal Marshall County

Greenfield

Marshall County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
60.1
Good / 100

EC Coal Marshall County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Marshall County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.1/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

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 IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance28.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage58.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance103.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMarshall County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteKLEIN DESIGN INC
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index83.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSFN IL-Peoria
DC distance28.6 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route65.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.17¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.97¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,448

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%
69
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Marshall County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN123090Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs60.2
UNKNOWN157084Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs58.9
OZ MarshallGreenfield——4.6 yrs58.5
EC Coal Marshall CountyGreenfield——4.6 yrs58.4
EC Coal Marshall CountyGreenfield——4.6 yrs57.6
Greenfield (TAP138540 - UNKNOWN157084)Greenfield138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs53.8
Lacon Woolen Mill/Former Grieve Woolen MillIndustrial——3.8 yrs52.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.8 yrs52.1

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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