EC Coal Pike County

Greenfield

Pike, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
56.2
Good / 100

EC Coal Pike County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pike, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 56.2/100 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

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth265
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint St. Louis – Millpark
IXP distance75.3 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage46.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance190.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerUNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO)
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score65/100
Construction cost index53.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St. Louis – Millpark
DC distance75.3 mi
Nearest rail3.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline14.2 mi
Nearest fiber route122.6 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

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%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
54
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Pike County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEADEND167218Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.1
Greenfield (MEREDOSIA - HERLEMAN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs61.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122581 - UNKNOWN122778)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs59.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122581 - UNKNOWN122778)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.8
OZ PikeGreenfield4.6 yrs58.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN122581 - UNKNOWN122778)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.1
EC Near Pearl StationGreenfield4.6 yrs57.6
EC Near Pearl StationGreenfield4.6 yrs57.2

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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