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UNKNOWN122495

Substation-Adjacent

St. Louis County, Illinois · MISO

DC Readiness
60.5
Good / 100

UNKNOWN122495 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in St. Louis County, Illinois, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 60.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 4.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationUNKNOWN122495
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
UtilitySOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOP INC - (IL)cooperativemoderate to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 6.1 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth277
Avg queue wait4.8 yrs
Recent queue wait6.1 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPH5 Data Centers St. Louis (MO01)
IXP distance6.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage65.4%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score62/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint
DC distance6.8 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

Regulatory climate

Restrictivestate posture · as of 2026-08

New-DC state tax exemptions suspended for 2 years (from Jul 2026).

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
58
Speed to power20%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
88
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

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SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
American Bottoms Solar ProjectBrownfield345 kV2 MW4.3 yrs69.4
CAHOKIASubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN117735Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs67.0
TAP139481Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN121705Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.8 yrs65.9
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——4.3 yrs65.1
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.9
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.5

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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