EC Coal Randolph County

Greenfield

Randolph County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
52.9
Fair / 100

EC Coal Randolph County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Randolph County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 52.9/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPNetrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut
IXP distance52.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage44.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance287.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteADVANCED INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index79.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St Louis
DC distance52.2 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.2 mi
Nearest fiber route270.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity3.10¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$7,679

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%
18
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
86
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Randolph County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN122147Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN122348Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN153319Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.1
Baldwin Energy ComplexBrownfield635 MW4.6 yrs64.7
Greenfield (BALDWIN STATION - TAP160053)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN122402Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.9
STEELEVILLESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.4
TAP139469Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.3

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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