Montpelier Electric Generating Station

Brownfield

Wells County, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
64.2
Good / 100

Montpelier Electric Generating Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Wells County, Indiana, interconnecting through PJM. It screens at 64.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 236 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity236 MW
LMP zonePJM_DUKE
Wholesale LMP$41.74/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPINdigital
IXP distance35.7 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage62.4%
Nearest cloud providerAWS
Nearest cloud regionus-east-2
Cloud region distance129.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerKimura Power LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity236 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteIGC HUNTINGTON MNR STATION
Hazard sub-score58/100
Construction cost index77.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterINdigital
DC distance35.7 mi
Nearest rail3.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.5 mi
Nearest fiber route61.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.14¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$10,111

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%
48
Speed to power15%
40
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
83
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
58
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
85
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Montpelier Electric Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (SORENSON - MARYSVILLE)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs67.8
Greenfield (SORENSON - MARYSVILLE)Greenfield765 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs67.6
Greenfield (SORENSON - DESOTO)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs64.5
Greenfield (MONTPELIER ELECTRIC GENERATING)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs64.1
Greenfield (ALLEN - SORENSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs60.5
EC Near Montpelier Electric Generating StationGreenfield3.0 yrs59.7
EC Near Montpelier Electric Generating StationGreenfield3.0 yrs57.7
EC Near Montpelier Electric Generating StationGreenfield3.0 yrs57.4

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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