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Former VFW Property #2

Industrial

ELKHART, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
53.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former VFW Property #2 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in ELKHART, Indiana, scoring 53.5/100 DC Readiness — 449th of 771 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.0 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityINDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 70 MWLarge Load / Industrial Power tariff (≥70 MW) · 80% min take · 12 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth406
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPGAP Union Station
IXP distance14.5 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage83.5%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score68/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterGAP Union Station
DC distance14.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.08¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.53¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$11,769

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 Former VFW Property #2 compare with other sites in ELKHART?

Former VFW Property #2 ranks 449th of 771 scored candidate sites in ELKHART. Its 53.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.8. 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 fiber connectivity (86 vs 79) and its weakest is speed to power (42 vs 46). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former VFW Property #2 to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is Crete_St_Johns_Tap_345_kV_l_o_Dum_Wi_Cent_765_kV (MISO), 75 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is GAP Union Station at 14.5 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is GAP Union Station, 14.5 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former VFW Property #2?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates ELKHART "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%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
86
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former VFW Property #2
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP138974Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs66.7
UNKNOWN122939Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.9
OZ ElkhartGreenfield——3.0 yrs63.6
OZ ElkhartGreenfield——3.0 yrs63.2
OZ ElkhartGreenfield——3.0 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN122873Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.9
UNKNOWN122933Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.8
CONCORDSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.9

Former VFW Property #2: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former VFW Property #2?

Former VFW Property #2 scores 53.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 449th of 771 scored sites in ELKHART. The ELKHART average is 53.8 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves Former VFW Property #2?

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO.

What grid region is Former VFW Property #2 in?

Former VFW Property #2 is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Former VFW Property #2 from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is GAP Union Station, about 14.5 miles away; 13 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, “Former VFW Property #2, ELKHART, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/elkhart/former-vfw-property-2-e11b2189 (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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