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EC Coal Dearborn County

Greenfield

DEARBORN, Indiana · MISO

DC Readiness
52.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Dearborn County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in DEARBORN, Indiana, scoring 52.9/100 DC Readiness — 47th of 48 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityDUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth170
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCyrusOne Florence
IXP distance14.9 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage88.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance114.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactDearborn County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintHigh (70/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS
Hazard sub-score33/100
Construction cost index90.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Florence
DC distance14.9 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline4.0 mi
Nearest fiber route16.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.03¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.31¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$6,735

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Coal Dearborn County compare with other sites in DEARBORN?

EC Coal Dearborn County ranks 47th of 48 scored candidate sites in DEARBORN. Its 52.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.3. It is roughly in line with the Indiana average of 54.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Indiana average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (47 vs 46) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (43 vs 79). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Dearborn County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Florence at 14.9 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne Florence, 14.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Dearborn County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates DEARBORN "Relatively Moderate".

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%
43
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
33
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
87
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Dearborn County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124886Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs71.1
MIAMISubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW5.2 yrs69.3
UNKNOWN113754Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW5.2 yrs60.9
EC Near Tanners CreekGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.7
EC Near Tanners CreekGreenfield——3.0 yrs60.0
UNKNOWN137579Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.9
TAP173564Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.8
UNKNOWN125321Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.7

EC Coal Dearborn County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Dearborn County?

EC Coal Dearborn County scores 52.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 47th of 48 scored sites in DEARBORN. The DEARBORN average is 56.3 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Dearborn County?

DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.

What grid region is EC Coal Dearborn County in?

EC Coal Dearborn County is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Dearborn County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Coal Dearborn County?

Parcel records list the owner as DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC (private land).

How far is EC Coal Dearborn County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is CyrusOne Florence, about 14.9 miles away; 11 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Coal Dearborn County, DEARBORN, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/dearborn/ec-coal-dearborn-county-e9eca37d (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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