Pepsin Hill Brownfield Project

Industrial

Piatt County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
42.4
Fair / 100

Pepsin Hill Brownfield Project is a industrial datacenter candidate site in Piatt County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 42.4/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth265

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance72.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterNCSA Petascale Computing Facility
DC distance18.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.09¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$12,224

Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemption; High Impact Business designation for $12M+ DC investments.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
34
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Pepsin Hill Brownfield Project
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GOOSE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs70.8
TAP138277Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs70.6
Greenfield (GOOSE CREEK - RISING)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs66.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN123143 - UNKNOWN123144)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs60.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine42.4
Pepsin Manufacturing (former)Industrial37.6

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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