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Elm Street Substation Generators

Brownfield

St. Francois, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
49.2
Fair / 100

Elm Street Substation Generators is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in St. Francois, Missouri, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 49.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity2 MW
LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityUNION ELECTRIC CO - (MO)investor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.4 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 wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent St Louis
IXP distance59.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage31.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regioncentralus
Cloud region distance316.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity of Farmington
Land contactState Environmental Cleanup Program
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2012-03-01

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (55/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatPresent
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDLCS CITY OF FARMINGTON
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index82.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St Louis
DC distance59.4 mi
Nearest rail3.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.29¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.20¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$5,052

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%
23
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
15
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
32
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
57
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Elm Street Substation Generators
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ST FRANCOISSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs60.5
EC Near Walton Street SubstationGreenfield——1.4 yrs57.8
EC Near Walton Street SubstationGreenfield——1.4 yrs57.5
EC Near Walton Street SubstationGreenfield——1.4 yrs56.8
EC Near Walton Street SubstationGreenfield——1.4 yrs55.6
EC Near Walton Street SubstationGreenfield——1.4 yrs55.2
EC Near Walton Street SubstationGreenfield——1.4 yrs55.1
RIVERMINESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs55.1

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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