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Pepsin Hill Brownfield Project

Industrial

Piatt County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
53.3
Fair / 100

Pepsin Hill Brownfield Project is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Piatt County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 53.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityEASTERN ILLINOIS ELEC COOPcooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance72.5 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage75.3%

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 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

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 + 4 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%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

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 MW3.8 yrs65.3
Greenfield (GOOSE CREEK - TAP138277)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs58.8
Pepsin Manufacturing (former)Industrial——3.8 yrs53.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.8 yrs53.3

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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