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EC Coal Pope County

Greenfield

Pope County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
57.6
Good / 100

EC Coal Pope County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pope County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.6/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance25.2 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage67.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance307.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPope County County Assessor
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 index27.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance25.2 mi
Nearest rail7.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline18.2 mi
Nearest fiber route249.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.57¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.53¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$4,224

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
42
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Pope County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ PopeGreenfield4.6 yrs60.4
EC FFE Pope CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs58.5
TAP160232Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs56.1
TAP160230Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN160231Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs55.4
TAP160228Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs55.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine3.8 yrs54.7
UNKNOWN160227Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs53.7

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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