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EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon

Greenfield

POSEY, Indiana · MISO

DC Readiness
54.1
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in POSEY, Indiana, scoring 54.1/100 DC Readiness — 36th of 67 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELEC CO 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 rate0.14¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELEC COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 50 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 distance26.0 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage50.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance280.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactPosey County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score43/100
Construction cost index94.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSITCO Evansville
DC distance26.0 mi
Nearest rail5.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline15.0 mi
Nearest fiber route204.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$7,200

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 EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon compare with other sites in POSEY?

EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon ranks 36th of 67 scored candidate sites in POSEY. Its 54.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.8. 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 speed to power (47 vs 46) and its weakest is natural hazard (43 vs 68). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SITCO Evansville at 26 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is SITCO Evansville, 26 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.50 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates POSEY "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%
65
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
43
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
52
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN127881Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.9
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EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon?

EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon scores 54.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 36th of 67 scored sites in POSEY. The POSEY average is 54.8 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon?

SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELEC CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is CENTERPOINT ENERGY.

What grid region is EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon in?

EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon?

Parcel records list the owner as SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELEC CO (private land).

How far is EC Near SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SITCO Evansville, about 26 miles away; 5 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 SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon, POSEY, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/posey/ec-near-sabic-innovative-plastics-mt-vernon-b7db7da0 (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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