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C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)

Manufacturing

WHITLEY, Indiana · PJM

DC Readiness
52.6
Fair / 100

At a glance

C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) is a manufacturing datacenter candidate site in WHITLEY, Indiana, scoring 52.6/100 DC Readiness — 35th of 62 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

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 IXPINdigital
IXP distance8.8 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage55.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeManufacturing

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score68/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterINdigital
DC distance8.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (32)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.79¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.66¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,000
Heating degree days5,500
Land price / acre$8,939

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 C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) compare with other sites in WHITLEY?

C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) ranks 35th of 62 scored candidate sites in WHITLEY. Its 52.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.6. 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 speed to power (42 vs 46). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is INdigital at 8.8 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is INdigital, 8.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates WHITLEY "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%
79
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
68
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
42
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
75

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ILLINOIS ROADSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.6
E. WHITLEYSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs65.5
MERIDIANSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.0 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN123034Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.5
SATURNSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.3
TAP160239Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.2
RABERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.0 yrs59.0
Greenfield (MERIDIAN - SORENSON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW4.7 yrs57.6

C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)?

C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) scores 52.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 35th of 62 scored sites in WHITLEY. The WHITLEY average is 53.6 and the Indiana average is 54.0.

Which electric utility serves C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS)?

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 C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) in?

C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.0-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

How far is C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is INdigital, about 8.8 miles away; 9 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, “C & A TOOL ENGINEERING, INC. (MACHINE SHOPS), WHITLEY, IN”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/indiana/whitley/c-a-tool-engineering-inc-machine-shops-023c0022 (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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