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Ayers Oil Company

Industrial

Vermilion County, Illinois · MISO

DC Readiness
49.5
Fair / 100

Ayers Oil Company is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Vermilion County, Illinois, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 49.5/100 DC Readiness and a 4.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPWintek Corporation
IXP distance42.5 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage39.5%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterNCSA Petascale Computing Facility
DC distance34.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$6,777

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%
47
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
65
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Ayers Oil Company
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP138267Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.8 yrs62.2
EC Coal Vermilion CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs58.7
EC Coal Vermilion CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs58.4
EC Near VermilionGreenfield——4.8 yrs58.4
OZ VermilionGreenfield——4.8 yrs58.3
EC Coal Vermilion CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs58.2
EC Coal Vermilion CountyGreenfield——4.8 yrs58.2
UNKNOWN123130Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.8 yrs58.1

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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