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EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant

Greenfield

Montgomery County, Indiana · MISO

DC Readiness
54.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Montgomery County, Indiana, scoring 54.2/100 DC Readiness — 22nd of 59 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 IXPWintek Corporation
IXP distance25.9 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage89.3%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance132.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMontgomery County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired coal plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (45/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBANJO CORP
Hazard sub-score48/100
Construction cost index94.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterWintek Corporation
DC distance25.9 mi
Nearest rail2.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route41.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.64¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.72¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$8,819

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant compare with other sites in Montgomery County?

EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant ranks 22nd of 59 scored candidate sites in Montgomery County. Its 54.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.0. 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 (34 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 Near Crawfordsville Power Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CIN23031_DRESSER_DRESS08ALE13_2_1 (MISO), 52 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Wintek Corporation at 25.9 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Wintek Corporation, 25.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). 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 (BANJO CORP). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Montgomery County "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%
34
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
48
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
NUCORSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN124561Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs61.8
UNKNOWN160174Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.1
TAP160175Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN124574Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.6
TAP138287Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN124554Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN124404Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.1

EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant?

EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant scores 54.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 22nd of 59 scored sites in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County average is 55.0 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant?

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 Near Crawfordsville Power Plant in?

EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant?

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

How far is EC Near Crawfordsville Power Plant from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Wintek Corporation, about 25.9 miles away; 8 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 Near Crawfordsville Power Plant, Montgomery County, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/montgomery-county/ec-near-crawfordsville-power-plant-fdbac2e5 (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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