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EC Near Meramec

Greenfield

St. Louis County, Missouri · MISO

DC Readiness
62.5
Good / 100

EC Near Meramec is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in St. Louis County, Missouri, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 62.5/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_ILLINOIS
Wholesale LMP$33.26/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANYinvestor 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 distance15.2 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage78.4%
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionnorthcentralus
Cloud region distance276.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactSt Louis County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

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 index96.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint St Louis
DC distance15.5 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.7 mi
Nearest fiber route256.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (38)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.33¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.24¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,500
Heating degree days4,700
Land price / acre$10,928

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%
52
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
62
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Meramec
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MASONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN117706Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs65.5
TYSONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW2.8 yrs65.4
EC Near Howard BendGreenfield——1.4 yrs65.3
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——1.4 yrs64.5
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——1.4 yrs64.3
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——1.4 yrs64.0
OZ St. LouisGreenfield——1.4 yrs63.7

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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