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Williamson County, Illinois · PJM

DC Readiness
55.6
Good / 100

HERRIN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Williamson County, Illinois, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHERRIN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth393
Avg queue wait3.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
IXP distance46.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage86.2%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score65/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterQuad State Internet METRO1 Colocation
DC distance46.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (35)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.94¢/kWh
Industrial electricity4.45¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,100
Heating degree days5,600
Land price / acre$4,701

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%
58
Speed to power15%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
44
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
65
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
70

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HERRIN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC FFE Williamson CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs61.0
EC Coal Williamson CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs61.0
EC Coal Williamson CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs60.6
OZ WilliamsonGreenfield4.6 yrs60.2
EC Near MarionGreenfield4.6 yrs60.2
EC Coal Williamson CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs60.1
EC Coal Williamson CountyGreenfield4.6 yrs59.6
EC Near MarionGreenfield4.6 yrs59.4

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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