Prairie View IL

Brownfield

Wilmington, Will, Illinois · WM Renewable Energy LLC

Legacy capacity
5
MW

Prairie View IL is a natural gas plant in Wilmington, Will, Illinois, retired 2022-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 5 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 capacity5 MW
Retirement date2022-07-01
EIA plant ID#57406

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.5 mi
OperatorWM Renewable Energy LLC
Operator address29755 S Prairie View Drive, Wilmington, IL, 60481
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 Prairie View IL, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Prairie View IL
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
DUMONTSubstation-AdjacentILWill County765 kV1,000 MW4.6 yrs75.0
BOLLINGBROOKSubstation-AdjacentILDuPage County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.9
TAP138173Substation-AdjacentILWill County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.8
UNKNOWN122243Substation-AdjacentILWill County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.5
UNKNOWN124429Substation-AdjacentILWill County345 kV600 MW4.6 yrs74.4

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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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