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Hennepin Power Station

Brownfield

Putnam County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
59.5
Good / 100

Hennepin Power Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Putnam County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 59.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 306 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.1 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity306 MW

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance41.4 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage52.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Former usecoal
Existing capacity306 MW
Retirement date2019-11-01

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterSFN IL-Peoria
DC distance41.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.41¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$9,797

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%
70
Speed to power15%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
30
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Hennepin Power Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Putnam CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs59.4
EC Coal Putnam CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs59.3
EC Near Hennepin Power StationGreenfield4.6 yrs58.3
EC Near Hennepin Power StationGreenfield4.6 yrs58.3
EC FFE Putnam CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs57.5
EC Near Hennepin Power StationGreenfield4.6 yrs57.1
EC Near Hennepin Power StationGreenfield4.6 yrs56.9
EC Near Hennepin Power StationGreenfield4.6 yrs56.2

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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