Caterpillar

Brownfield

Tippecanoe County, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
57.1
Good / 100

Caterpillar is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 57.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 19 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity19 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionPJM
Queue depth56
Avg queue wait3.0 yrs
Recent queue wait4.2 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate87%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPWintek Corporation
IXP distance2.4 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage94.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance108.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCaterpillar Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity19 MW
Retirement date2024-02-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCATERPILLAR INCORPORATED
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index90.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterWintek Corporation
DC distance2.4 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline32.2 mi
Nearest fiber route52.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.36¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.27¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$8,601
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Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $750M+/$400M+ investments; EDGE credits up to 100% of payroll taxes.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
25
Speed to power15%
32
Fiber connectivity12%
53
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
65
Construction cost3%
75
Gas pipeline2%
0
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Caterpillar
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEQUINESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs73.3
LAFAYETTE 230Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs73.1
UNKNOWN123368Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN123364Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs70.1
TAP154088Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs70.1
PURDUE NORTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs69.6
SAGAMORE PLANT COGENERATIONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs68.7
DEQUINESubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs68.6

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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