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EC Near Frank E Ratts

Greenfield

Pike County, Indiana · MISO

DC Readiness
51.8
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Frank E Ratts is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pike County, Indiana, scoring 51.8/100 DC Readiness — 30th of 74 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 rate0.13¢/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 IXPSITCO Evansville
IXP distance40.1 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage54.5%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance228.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPike County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score68/100
Construction cost index94.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSITCO Evansville
DC distance40.1 mi
Nearest rail6.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.4 mi
Nearest fiber route115.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.29¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.00¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$5,920

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 Frank E Ratts compare with other sites in Pike County?

EC Near Frank E Ratts ranks 30th of 74 scored candidate sites in Pike County. Its 51.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.8. 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 water (93 vs 90) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (21 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 Frank E Ratts to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is CIN23031_DRESSER_DRESS08ALE13_2_1 (MISO), 62 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SITCO Evansville at 40.1 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SITCO Evansville, 40.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Frank E Ratts?

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. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pike 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%
21
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk7%
93
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Frank E Ratts
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PETERSBURG STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs66.9
TAP138362Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN125550Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs58.2
EC Near Frank E RattsGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.7
EC Near Frank E RattsGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.5
EC Near AES PetersburgGreenfield——3.0 yrs57.4
RISER167164Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW3.0 yrs57.0
CATOSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs56.6

EC Near Frank E Ratts: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Frank E Ratts?

EC Near Frank E Ratts scores 51.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 30th of 74 scored sites in Pike County. The Pike County average is 52.8 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Frank E Ratts?

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 Frank E Ratts in?

EC Near Frank E Ratts is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Frank E Ratts 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 Frank E Ratts?

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

How far is EC Near Frank E Ratts from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SITCO Evansville, about 40.1 miles away; 7 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 Frank E Ratts, Pike County, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/pike-county/ec-near-frank-e-ratts-4e7968f6 (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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