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EC Coal Porter County

Greenfield

PORTER, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
55.6
Good / 100

EC Coal Porter County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in PORTER, Indiana, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 55.6/100 DC Readiness and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.16¢/kWh
UtilityNORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.2 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPAunalytics South Bend Datacenter (AUSB)
IXP distance46.1 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage65.1%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance51.9 mi

Site characteristics

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

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 index107.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon AWS Data Center
DC distance37.6 mi
Nearest rail5.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route59.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$9,579

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
39
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk7%
93
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
61
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Porter County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BaillyBrownfield138 kV641 MW3.8 yrs64.8
DUNE ACRESSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.0
TOWER ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.9
BABCOCKSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs61.7
EC Near BaillyGreenfield3.0 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN122715Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN122712Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN122722Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs56.3

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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