EC Near Joliet 29

Greenfield

Will, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
60.1
Good / 100

EC Near Joliet 29 is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Will, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 60.1/100 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 depth265
Avg queue wait4.6 yrs
Recent queue wait2.9 yrs
Completion rate21%
Withdrawal rate79%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPNETRIX - ALSIP
IXP distance17.6 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage59.8%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance32.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerCOMMONWEALTH EDISON CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUNILEVER NORTH AMERICA SUPPLY CHAIN CO LLC
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index112.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter (386)
DC distance14.8 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route14.9 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.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
78
Energy cost10%
93
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
90
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
57
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Joliet 29
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
JOLIET 29Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs76.0
DUMONTSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs75.0
TAP138173Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.8
UNKNOWN122243Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.5
UNKNOWN124429Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.4
Joliet 29Brownfield1,320 MW73.7
UNIVERSITY PARK NORTHSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs73.6
ELWOODSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs72.8

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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