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EC Coal Will County

Greenfield

Will, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
62.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Will County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Will, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 62.3/100 DC Readiness and a 4.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_COMED
Wholesale LMP$33.95/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDataBridge Sites Aurora
IXP distance13.1 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage27.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance33.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactWill County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTRANS SVC LEASE CORP
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index113.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter (386)
DC distance12.2 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
Nearest fiber route11.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity8.86¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.29¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$10,259

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
87
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
55
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Will County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP138173Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs66.0
UNKNOWN124429Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs65.9
JOLIETSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.8
GOODINGS GROVESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.7
LOCKPORTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.3
EAST FRANKFORTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.2
WILTONSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW3.8 yrs64.0
TAP138156Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs63.5

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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