Pearl Station
BrownfieldPearl, Pike, Illinois · Prairie Power, Inc
Pearl Station is a coal plant in Pearl, Pike, Illinois, retired 2012-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 22 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Pearl Station, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDOSIA | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Brown County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.6 yrs | 69.2 |
| TAP156116 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Morgan County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 65.5 |
| UNKNOWN122695 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Morgan County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 65.0 |
| UNKNOWN122692 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Scott County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 64.6 |
| ROODHOUSE WEST | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Greene County | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.6 yrs | 64.3 |
| Greenfield (MEREDOSIA - HERLEMAN) | Greenfield | IL | Brown County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.6 yrs | 64.1 |
| Greenfield (MEREDOSIA - AUSTIN) | Greenfield | IL | Morgan County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.6 yrs | 63.9 |
| Greenfield (MEREDOSIA - HERLEMAN) | Greenfield | IL | Brown County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.6 yrs | 63.3 |
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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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