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Dallman

Brownfield

Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois · City of Springfield - (IL)

Legacy capacity
388
MW

Dallman is a coal plant in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, retired 2024-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 388 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity388 MW
Retirement date2024-03-01
EIA plant ID#963

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
Operator address3100 Stevenson Drive, Springfield, IL, 62703
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 — Sangamon 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)77,039
IT / tech employment178
Construction employment3,439
Land value$7,261/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.59¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.10¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.7%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply23.2 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,100
Mean annual temp52°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index35.0 · Relatively High
Fiber providers14 · 61% 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 Dallman — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Lakesidecoal plant750.2 mi—
Archer Daniels Midland Taylorvillenatural gas plant519.3 mi—
Gobnob Wind Turbine Projectformer mine site121.9 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 Dallman, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Dallman
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
KINCAID STATIONSubstation-AdjacentILChristian County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs63.0
PAWNEESubstation-AdjacentILSangamon County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.7
LANESVILLESubstation-AdjacentILSangamon County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.7
AUSTINSubstation-AdjacentILSangamon County345 kV600 MW3.8 yrs62.7
EC Coal Macoupin CountyGreenfieldILMacoupin County——4.6 yrs59.7
EC Near Archer Daniels Midland TaylorvilleGreenfieldILChristian——4.6 yrs59.3
TAP139415Substation-AdjacentILSangamon County138 kV100 MW3.8 yrs59.2
EC Coal Sangamon CountyGreenfieldILSangamon County——4.6 yrs58.5

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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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