South Main Street

Brownfield

Rochelle, Ogle, Illinois · Rochelle Municipal Utilities

Legacy capacity
12
MW

South Main Street is a natural gas plant in Rochelle, Ogle, Illinois, retired 2003-08-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 12 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 capacity12 MW
Retirement date2003-08-01
EIA plant ID#961

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.0 mi
OperatorRochelle Municipal Utilities
Operator address1015 Caron Rd, Rochelle, IL, 61068
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 South Main Street, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near South Main Street
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
RISER167141Substation-AdjacentILDeKalb County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.6
UNKNOWN160100Substation-AdjacentILDeKalb County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs71.1
TAP137919Substation-AdjacentILOgle County138 kV100 MW2.2 yrs70.3

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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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