Oglesby

Brownfield

Oglesby, LaSalle, Illinois · Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc

Legacy capacity
70
MW

Oglesby is a natural gas plant in Oglesby, LaSalle, Illinois, retired 2013-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 70 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 capacity70 MW
Retirement date2013-01-01
EIA plant ID#894

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorDynegy Midwest Generation Inc
Operator addressState Highway 351, Oglesby, IL, 61348
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 Oglesby, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Oglesby
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHADY OAKS WIND FARMSubstation-AdjacentILLee County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs69.9
TAP138229Substation-AdjacentILLaSalle County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs68.4
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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