City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta

Brownfield

Peru, Lasalle, Illinois · City of Peru - (IL)

Legacy capacity
19
MW

City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta is a oil plant in Peru, Lasalle, Illinois, retired 2011-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 19 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity19 MW
Retirement date2011-12-01
EIA plant ID#68752

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.2 mi
OperatorCity of Peru - (IL)
Operator address1415 Water Street, Peru, IL, 61354
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near City of Peru Water Street Generating Sta
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHADY OAKS WIND FARMSubstation-AdjacentILLee County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN157348Substation-AdjacentILLee County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs67.2
SHADY OAKS WIND FARMSubstation-AdjacentILLee County138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.9
HENNEPINSubstation-AdjacentILPutnam County138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.7
PERU (IL)Substation-AdjacentILLaSalle County138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs65.1
BIG SKY WIND LLCSubstation-AdjacentILLee County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN123356Substation-AdjacentILPutnam County138 kV100 MW4.6 yrs64.9
Greenfield (GOODINGS GROVE - POWERTON STAT)GreenfieldILLivingston County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs64.8

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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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