Waukegan

Brownfield

Waukegan, Lake, Illinois · Midwest Generations EME LLC

Legacy capacity
803
MW

Waukegan is a coal plant in Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, retired 2022-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 803 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity803 MW
Retirement date2022-06-01
EIA plant ID#883

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorMidwest Generations EME LLC
Operator address10 Greenwood Ave, Waukegan, IL, 60087
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Waukegan, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Waukegan
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121936Substation-AdjacentWIKenosha County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs79.1
PLEASANT PRAIRIESubstation-AdjacentWIKenosha County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs76.9
RACINESubstation-AdjacentWIRacine County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs75.7
COMMONWEALTH EDISON DES PLAINES (345KV)Substation-AdjacentILDuPage County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.5
TAP137895Substation-AdjacentILLake County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs75.1
PROSPECT HEIGHTSSubstation-AdjacentILLake County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.8
ZIONSubstation-AdjacentWIMilwaukee County345 kV600 MW1.4 yrs74.4
GOLF MILLSubstation-AdjacentILLake County345 kV600 MW2.2 yrs74.2

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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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