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EC Near St Joseph Energy Center

Greenfield

ST JOSEPH, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
55.5
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near St Joseph Energy Center is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in ST JOSEPH, Indiana, scoring 55.5/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 316 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER 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 rate0.13¢/kWh
UtilityINDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 70 MWLarge Load / Industrial Power tariff (≥70 MW) · 80% min take · 12 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth406
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPGAP Union Station
IXP distance8.7 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage68.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance63.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactSt Joseph County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

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 datacenterDatacenter 1471517737
DC distance2.3 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route26.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.77¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.04¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$8,309

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 St Joseph Energy Center compare with other sites in ST JOSEPH?

EC Near St Joseph Energy Center ranks 35th of 316 scored candidate sites in ST JOSEPH. Its 55.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.1. 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 natural hazard (68 vs 68) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (43 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 St Joseph Energy Center to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is Crete_St_Johns_Tap_345_kV_l_o_Dum_Wi_Cent_765_kV (MISO), 53 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is GAP Union Station at 8.7 miles. 14 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 1471517737, 2.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near St Joseph Energy Center?

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 ST JOSEPH "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%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
43
Energy cost10%
84
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
71
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near St Joseph Energy Center
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OLIVESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs70.9
DUMONTSubstation-Adjacent765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs67.7
JACKSON ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs67.0
TWIN BRANCH (345 KV)Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs66.0
OZ St. JosephGreenfield——3.0 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN147721Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN122947Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN123070Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs61.5

EC Near St Joseph Energy Center: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near St Joseph Energy Center?

EC Near St Joseph Energy Center scores 55.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 35th of 316 scored sites in ST JOSEPH. The ST JOSEPH average is 55.1 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Near St Joseph Energy Center?

INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO.

What grid region is EC Near St Joseph Energy Center in?

EC Near St Joseph Energy Center is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near St Joseph Energy Center 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 St Joseph Energy Center?

Parcel records list the owner as INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO (private land).

How far is EC Near St Joseph Energy Center from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is GAP Union Station, about 8.7 miles away; 14 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 St Joseph Energy Center, ST JOSEPH, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/st-joseph/ec-near-st-joseph-energy-center-09acba05 (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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