Collins

Brownfield

Morris, Grundy, Illinois · Midwest Generations EME LLC

Legacy capacity
2,650
MW

Collins is a natural gas plant in Morris, Grundy, Illinois, retired 2004-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2,650 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 capacity2,650 MW
Retirement date2004-10-01
EIA plant ID#6025

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
OperatorMidwest Generations EME LLC
Operator addressPine Bluff Road (4m E Rt47), Morris, IL, 60450
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Collins, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Collins
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
PLANO (765 KV)Substation-AdjacentILKendall County765 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs78.7
JOLIET 29Substation-AdjacentILWill County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs76.0
LISLESubstation-AdjacentILDuPage County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.4
BOLLINGBROOKSubstation-AdjacentILDuPage County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.9
UNKNOWN122243Substation-AdjacentILWill County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.5
TAP138227Substation-AdjacentILKendall County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.4
TAP138230Substation-AdjacentILKendall County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.3
UNKNOWN122243Substation-AdjacentILDuPage County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.0

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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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