EC Coal Richland County

Greenfield

Richland County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
60.4
Good / 100

EC Coal Richland County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Richland County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.4/100 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 depth265
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSITCO Evansville
IXP distance61.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance215.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
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 index58.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSITCO Evansville
DC distance61.7 mi
Nearest rail4.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline18.6 mi
Nearest fiber route135.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.93¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,859

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%
72
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
40
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Richland County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CLINTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN121684Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.4
EC FFE Richland CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs60.9
EC Coal Richland CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs59.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN121684 - UNKNOWN121708)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.0
OZ RichlandGreenfield4.6 yrs55.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN121684 - LAWRENCEVILLE )Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs53.9
CIPS Start SiteIndustrial41.6

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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