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EC Coal Clay County

Greenfield

Clay County, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
58.6
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Clay County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Clay County, Missouri, scoring 58.6/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 43 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityUNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO)investor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 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 depth52
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1)
IXP distance16.8 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage94.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance159.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactClay County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score62/100
Construction cost index97.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1)
DC distance16.8 mi
Nearest rail1.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline18.0 mi
Nearest fiber route23.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity9.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$6,629

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: Qualified data center sales tax exemption (2019 law); state income tax credits.

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Coal Clay County compare with other sites in Clay County?

EC Coal Clay County ranks 26th of 43 scored candidate sites in Clay County. Its 58.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 60.5. It is roughly in line with the Missouri average of 55.7 and about 10% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Missouri average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (85 vs 76) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Clay County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1) at 16.8 miles. 14 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1), 16.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Clay County?

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 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Clay County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
49
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
42
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Clay County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Clay CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs66.2
TAP138882Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.8
UNKNOWN117612Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.8
EC Coal Clay CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.4
EC Near Missouri CityGreenfield——4.3 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN117436Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN120956Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN117546Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.5

EC Coal Clay County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Clay County?

EC Coal Clay County scores 58.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 26th of 43 scored sites in Clay County. The Clay County average is 60.5 and the Missouri average is 55.7.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Clay County?

UNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO) (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is AMEREN CORP.

What grid region is EC Coal Clay County in?

EC Coal Clay County is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Clay County 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 Coal Clay County?

Parcel records list the owner as KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO. (private land).

How far is EC Coal Clay County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is LightEdge Kansas City Subtropolis (KCI1), about 16.8 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 Coal Clay County, Clay County, MO”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/missouri/clay-county/ec-coal-clay-county-443ec625 (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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