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EC Near Pearl Station

Greenfield

Pike County, Illinois · MISO

DC Readiness
50.1
Fair / 100

EC Near Pearl Station is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pike County, Illinois, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 50.1/100 DC Readiness and a 4.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh
UtilityILLINOIS RURAL ELECTRIC COOPnot available

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 IXPTierPoint St. Louis – Millpark
IXP distance49.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage47.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance214.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPike County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score40/100
Construction cost index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St. Louis – Millpark
DC distance49.9 mi
Nearest rail3.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline8.6 mi
Nearest fiber route178.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.67¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$8,049

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%
61
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
82
Natural hazard6%
40
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
72
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Pearl Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ PikeGreenfield——4.8 yrs57.5
EC Coal Pike CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs57.4
EC Coal Pike CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs56.1
EC Near Pearl StationGreenfield——4.8 yrs56.1
EC FFE Pike CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs56.0
EC Near Pearl StationGreenfield——4.8 yrs55.7
EC Near PittsfieldGreenfield——4.8 yrs55.6
EC Near Pearl StationGreenfield——4.8 yrs55.6

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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