EC Coal Clay County

Greenfield

CLAY, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
57.2
Good / 100

EC Coal Clay County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in CLAY, Indiana, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth56
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.2 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIndiana University Data Center
IXP distance43.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage70.7%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance164.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerDUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index59.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIU Data Center
DC distance43.3 mi
Nearest rail4.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route65.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.03¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$6,679

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
35
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Clay County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SPENCERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs71.7
UNKNOWN124767Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs71.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124767 - SPENCER)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs64.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124767 - SPENCER)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs63.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124449 - UNKNOWN124767)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.6 yrs63.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124767 - TAP138308)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs59.5
EC Coal Clay CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs58.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124767 - TAP138311)Greenfield138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs58.2

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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