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Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville

Brownfield

Taylorville, Christian, Illinois · Archer Daniels Midland Co

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville is a natural gas plant in Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, retired 2003-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity5 MW
Retirement date2003-01-01
EIA plant ID#54312

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.4 mi
Operator address1463 North Road, Taylorville, IL, 62568
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Christian County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)7,662
Construction employment351
Land value$10,960/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.09¢/kWh
Industrial power rate5.68¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply2.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,100
Mean annual temp52°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers3 · 73% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Dallmancoal plant38819.3 mi—
Lakesidecoal plant7519.3 mi—
Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.oil plant124.5 mi—
Gobnob Wind Turbine Projectformer mine site121.8 micleanup_complete

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Archer Daniels Midland Taylorville
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KINCAID STATIONSubstation-AdjacentILChristian County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.5
LATHAMSubstation-AdjacentILLogan County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.5
PANASubstation-AdjacentILChristian County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.4
AUSTINSubstation-AdjacentILSangamon County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.2
LANESVILLESubstation-AdjacentILSangamon County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.2
PAWNEESubstation-AdjacentILSangamon County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs64.1
OZ ChristianGreenfieldILChristian——4.6 yrs60.4
EC Near Archer Daniels Midland TaylorvilleGreenfieldILChristian——4.6 yrs60.4

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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