Former City Hall
IndustrialVermilion County, Illinois · MISO
At a glance
Former City Hall is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Vermilion County, Illinois, scoring 49.5/100 DC Readiness — 33rd of 88 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region, where interconnection has averaged 4.8 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
New-DC state tax exemptions suspended for 2 years (from Jul 2026).
Incentive detail: Enterprise Zone sales tax exemption; High Impact Business designation for $12M+ DC investments.
Site location
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How does Former City Hall compare with other sites in Vermilion County?
Former City Hall ranks 33rd of 88 scored candidate sites in Vermilion County. Its 49.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 51.9. It is roughly in line with the Illinois average of 54.3 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Illinois average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (65 vs 63) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (62 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Former City Hall to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is Kokomo - Tipton W. 230kV l/o Nucor - Cayuga 345kV (PJM), 81 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Wintek Corporation at 43.8 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is NCSA Petascale Computing Facility, 32.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former City Hall?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Vermilion County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Vermilion County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAP138267 | Substation-Adjacent | 345 kV | 600 MW | 4.8 yrs | 62.2 |
| EC Coal Vermilion County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.8 yrs | 58.7 |
| EC Coal Vermilion County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.8 yrs | 58.4 |
| EC Near Vermilion | Greenfield | — | — | 4.8 yrs | 58.4 |
| OZ Vermilion | Greenfield | — | — | 4.8 yrs | 58.3 |
| EC Coal Vermilion County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.8 yrs | 58.2 |
| EC Coal Vermilion County | Greenfield | — | — | 4.8 yrs | 58.2 |
| UNKNOWN123130 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.8 yrs | 58.1 |
Former City Hall: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Former City Hall?
Former City Hall scores 49.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 33rd of 88 scored sites in Vermilion County. The Vermilion County average is 51.9 and the Illinois average is 54.3.
What grid region is Former City Hall in?
Former City Hall is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.8-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Former City Hall from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Wintek Corporation, about 43.8 miles away; 6 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Former City Hall, Vermilion County, IL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/illinois/vermilion-county/former-city-hall-5187253d (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.
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