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EC Coal Tazewell County

Greenfield

Tazewell County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
61.5
Good / 100

EC Coal Tazewell County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Tazewell County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 61.5/100 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

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSFN IL-Peoria
IXP distance8.6 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage82.0%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance134.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactTazewell County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCASEYS GENERAL STORES INC
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index95.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSFN IL-Peoria
DC distance8.6 mi
Nearest rail1.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.2 mi
Nearest fiber route79.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.65¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,389

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: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemption; High Impact Business designation for $12M+ DC investments.

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%
30
Speed to power20%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
91
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
93
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Tazewell County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RISER159741Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.5
POWERTON STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN122603Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.1
TAZEWELLSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs68.0
OZ TazewellGreenfield——4.6 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN122868Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs63.2
TAP138533Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN122930Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs63.0

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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