University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt
BrownfieldChampaign, Champaign, Illinois · University of Illinois
University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt is a natural gas plant in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, retired 2003-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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
Site conditions & market — Champaign County
County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.
Market & workforce
Power economics & interconnection
Water & cooling
Hazard, flood & connectivity
County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantoul | oil plant | 16 | 14.9 mi | — |
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill Community Solar Farm | former landfill site | 5 | 2.4 mi | cleanup_complete |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill Community Solar Farm | Brownfield | IL | Champaign | — | 5 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.6 |
| SIDNEY | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Champaign County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.1 |
| RISING | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Champaign County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.0 |
| GOOSE CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | IL | Piatt County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 63.9 |
| UNKNOWN122084 | Substation-Adjacent | IL | McLean County | 345 kV | 600 MW | 3.8 yrs | 63.3 |
| EC Near Rantoul | Greenfield | IL | Champaign | — | — | 4.6 yrs | 61.6 |
| OZ Champaign | Greenfield | IL | Champaign | — | — | 4.6 yrs | 61.6 |
| EC Near University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt | Greenfield | IL | Champaign | — | — | 4.6 yrs | 61.2 |
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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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