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St. Louis County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
68.6
Good / 100

CAHOKIA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in St. Louis County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 68.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 600 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCAHOKIA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage345 kV
Available capacity600 MW

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNetrality St. Louis - 900 Walnut
IXP distance2.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage65.4%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score62/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St Louis
DC distance2.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.73¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.60¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$4,601

Incentive detail: Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.

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%
87
Speed to power15%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
87
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
62
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CAHOKIA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
American Bottoms Solar ProjectBrownfield345 kV2 MW3.8 yrs70.2
TAP139481Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs67.4
OZ St. LouisGreenfield1.4 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN117735Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs66.8
OZ St. LouisGreenfield1.4 yrs66.8
OZ St. LouisGreenfield1.4 yrs66.4
OZ St. LouisGreenfield1.4 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN121705Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs65.7

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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