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Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365

Former Mine

Perry County, Illinois · MISO

DC Readiness
48.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 is a former mine datacenter candidate site in Perry County, Illinois, scoring 48.6/100 DC Readiness — 34th of 37 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the EGYPTIAN ELECTRIC COOP ASSN service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.8 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityEGYPTIAN ELECTRIC COOP ASSNcooperativemoderate 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 IXPNetrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut
IXP distance62.4 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage45.9%

Site characteristics

Site typeFormer Mine
Former useMining: Coal; Status: Abandoned
Cleanup statusAbandoned

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St Louis
DC distance62.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,023

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 Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 compare with other sites in Perry County?

Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 ranks 34th of 37 scored candidate sites in Perry County. Its 48.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.3. It is about 10% below 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 (61 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Netrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut at 62.4 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is TierPoint St Louis, 62.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Perry 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%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PINCKNEYVILLE STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.8 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN122131Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.8 yrs59.1
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs57.5
OZ PerryGreenfield——4.8 yrs56.8
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs56.7
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs56.6
EC FFE Perry CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs55.8
EC Coal Perry CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs55.1

Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365?

Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 scores 48.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 34th of 37 scored sites in Perry County. The Perry County average is 51.3 and the Illinois average is 54.3.

Which electric utility serves Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365?

EGYPTIAN ELECTRIC COOP ASSN (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 in?

Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.8-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Netrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut, about 62.4 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, “Former Mine site at 38.000, -89.365, Perry County, IL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/illinois/perry-county/mine-site-ee14b3b6 (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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