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EC Coal Owen County

Greenfield

OWEN, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
54.3
Fair / 100

EC Coal Owen County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in OWEN, Indiana, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 54.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth62
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.2 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPIndiana University Data Center
IXP distance26.6 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage73.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance184.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactOwen County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usecoal mine

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index64.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterIU Data Center
DC distance26.6 mi
Nearest rail7.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.6 mi
Nearest fiber route67.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.47¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$5,396

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

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%
29
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk8%
92
Natural hazard8%
68
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
97
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Owen County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SPENCERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.8 yrs60.7
EC Coal Owen CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs58.5
EC Coal Owen CountyGreenfield3.0 yrs57.5
FREEMANSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs56.2
GOSPORT MFG. CO., INC. (CANVAS AND RELATED PRODUCT MILLS)Manufacturing3.5 yrs56.1
TAP169391Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.8 yrs56.1
DODD WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. (SAWMILLS)Manufacturing3.5 yrs56.0
QUALITY SURFACES, INC. (WOOD KITCHEN CABINET AND COUNTERTOP MANUFACTURING)Manufacturing3.5 yrs56.0

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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