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Hinkle Site 1

Industrial

St. Clair County, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
48.1
Fair / 100

Hinkle Site 1 is an industrial datacenter candidate site in St. Clair County, Missouri, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 48.1/100 DC Readiness and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

UtilityEVERGY MISSOURI WESTinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 75 MWLarge Load Power Service (LLPS, ≥75 MW) · 80% min take · 12 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth52
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluebird Underground Data Center
IXP distance68.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage74.3%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score62/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluebird Underground Data Center
DC distance68.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.09¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$3,962

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Hinkle Site 1
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117384Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs56.7
EC Coal St. Clair CountyGreenfield——1.4 yrs56.0
UNKNOWN121360Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.8
TAP138934Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs54.9
EC Coal St. Clair CountyGreenfield——1.4 yrs54.8
TAP138935Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW2.8 yrs52.9
Appleton City HallIndustrial——2.8 yrs50.1
Knowles PropertyIndustrial——2.8 yrs50.1

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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