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Illinois · MISO

Collins

87
Composite
PrimeNo power constraintreadiness 95· 73% confidence

Major retired generating station with full power availability and abundant cooling water on MISO. Prime tier with no power constraint; incentives is the weakest input.

Grid difficulty · relatively open

In this county, 46% of power projects got built (11 of 24 resolved), versus about 17% nationally.

County power · market time-to-power 4 to 7 years · headroom constrained

Strong local interconnection redundancy tempers the county-level CONSTRAINED read toward MODERATE.

County/market-level screening read, not a utility will-serve confirmation or a Phase 1 ESA.

Top 3 risks to clear
  • Incentives (30)
    No confirmed abatement at this parcel, verify eligibility.
  • Fiber and latency (43)
    Confirm fiber and latency meet your workload requirement.
  • Reliability and carbon (73)
    A carbon-heavy grid mix; confirm how it is priced into your deal.
Questions to ask before you commit
  • Is the existing interconnection agreement assignable, and at what MW?
  • What is the site's real deliverable power versus nameplate?
  • Any active local moratorium or zoning constraint on data-center use?

Not assessed for this site: Land / parcel, Land cost, Zoning and permitting, Community and political.

Verified facts
Existing grid interconnectionyes
Former plant nameplate2,650 MW
Nearest high-voltage line765 kV at 1 mi
Power cost (wholesale)3.554 c/kWh
Flood designationzone X, not in a floodway
Streamflow at nearest gage3,280 cfs
Evidence in the Deal Pack
Substation
COLLINS 345 kV, 2.4 mi
Substation
COLLINS 765 kV, 2.4 mi
Serving utility
Commonwealth Edison Co (Exelon Corp)
Parcel of record
Temporarily unavailable: the underlying parcel data source is being restored, for every Deal Pack right now, not gated by tier.
Additional site intelligence
Power-path optionality: 12 substations in reach, nearest banks at 345/765 kV. Supports the 2N (dual substation) redundancy this load size typically expects.
Water-source optionality: 12 surface-water sources in reach (cooling-supply candidates). Volume and water rights are assessed at diligence.
Wildfire hazard (county): Very Low
Earthquake loss risk (county): Very Low
Seismic design category: B
Nearest dam: Hickory Lake Dam, Low-hazard, 2.9 mi
Wetland share of parcel (approximate): 3.2%
Public water service area: outside a mapped service area
Nearest solar farm: Ahern Community Solar I, LLC, 2 MW AC, 3.6 mi
Nearest wind turbine: Blackstone (Top Crop) II, 11.4 mi
Renewables PPA optionality: 22 solar / 10 wind projects in reach, potential PPA counterparties.
Large-load regulatory readiness: Gated (as of 2026-06-30)
Nearest major road: 3.3 mi
Nearest local road: Co Rd 19, 0 mi
Nearest mainline rail: 1.9 mi
Nearest submarine cable: Ivaluk Network, 777.7 mi
Design wet-bulb temperature (approximate): 73.2°F
Terrain / slope: flat (1.08%)
Regional interconnection-cost benchmark: $83/kW median (n=922 projects)
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Estimated deliverable capacity
🔒deliverable MW held · 73% confidence
A modeled screening estimate, the figure is in the full read.
Full dimension breakdown, with confidence
power dimension
Power availability
100
Interconnection
95
Transmission
92
Power cost
100
Reliability and carbon
73
Environmental
90
Water
100
Natural hazard
80
Climate and cooling
73
Fiber and latency
43
Incentives
30
Power: clear. Strong on every power dimension, so nothing here holds the composite back.
Diligence read
Advance to diligencedeliverable MW held
$13.0M / MW
Capex (benchmark)
🔒 held
Total build (modeled)
🔒
Months to energize
In the full build
pending deal terms
IRR
Federal ITC: 30% on on-site energy property
State incentive: IL: data-center investment sales-tax exemption + credit
What could derail it: Incentives (30), Fiber and latency (43)

Capex, ITC, and build figures are labeled public-benchmark assumptions, not quotes. IRR is left uncomputed until real lease or PPA terms are supplied, revenue is never invented.

Solution hooks

No solution gap flagged on this site: power and cooling-water both come back clean.

Every gap the Deal Pack diagnoses gets a held solution hook. The answer, the route and the specifics, is the paid engagement.

Evidence and filings
  • Interconnection status on file
  • Retirement and capacity records on file
  • Flood determination, streamflow, and habitat checks on file
  • Regulatory filings tracked for this footprint

Every fact is cited. Data provenance is disclosed to the buyer under NDA.

Live grid profile · MISO
fossil 60.2%nuclear 14.7%renewable 17.5%
4.05 c/kWhday-ahead average
high volatility, spikes to 24.6 c/kWh
Regulatory signals
  • MED2026-06-23 · National
    US sees record Q1 2026 energy-storage installations

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Sample snapshot as of 2026-09-14. The live tool refreshes daily; figures here may drift from the live read.