Sabrooke

Brownfield

Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois · Midwest Generations EME LLC

Legacy capacity
150
MW

Sabrooke is a oil plant in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, retired 2004-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 150 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity150 MW
Retirement date2004-12-01
EIA plant ID#882

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.7 mi
OperatorMidwest Generations EME LLC
Operator address123 Energy Ave, Rockford, IL, 61109
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 Sabrooke, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sabrooke
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BYRONSubstation-AdjacentILOgle County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.2
CHERRY VALLEYSubstation-AdjacentILBoone County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.9
TAP137908Substation-AdjacentILBoone County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs73.4
UNKNOWN122197Substation-AdjacentILLee County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs72.6
TAP137909Substation-AdjacentILWinnebago County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.9
WEMPLETOWNSubstation-AdjacentILWinnebago County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.7
TAP137873Substation-AdjacentILWinnebago County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs71.6
RISER167141Substation-AdjacentILDeKalb County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.6

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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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