Saline County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
64.2
Good / 100

MUDDY is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Saline County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 64.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationMUDDY
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance44.0 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage100.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance288.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index90.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance44.0 mi
Nearest rail3.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.9 mi
Nearest fiber route260.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$4,910

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%
58
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near MUDDY
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN160199Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.6 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN121866Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.4
TAP153315Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs63.9
EC Coal Saline CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs61.8
EC Coal Saline CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs61.8
OZ SalineGreenfield4.6 yrs61.7
EC Coal Saline CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs61.0
EC Coal Saline CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs60.5

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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