Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Illinois
Illinois has 33 brownfield datacenter candidate sites. Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
33
Brownfield sites
60.5/100
Avg score (top 25)
Illinois
State
Brownfield
Type
Top brownfield sites in Illinois
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Junction | Brownfield | DuPage County | gas | — | 304 MW | 4.6 yrs | 66.7 |
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill Community Solar Farm | Brownfield | Champaign | landfill | — | 5 MW | 3.8 yrs | 66.6 |
| Bloom | Brownfield | Lake County | oil | 345 kV | 152 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.5 |
| Lombard | Brownfield | DuPage County | oil | 345 kV | 133 MW | 3.8 yrs | 65.0 |
| Exelon City Solar | Brownfield | Cook | brownfield | — | 10 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.1 |
| Belleville Landfill Project | Brownfield | St. Clair | landfill | 138 kV | 13 MW | 3.8 yrs | 64.0 |
| Collins | Brownfield | Grundy County | gas | — | 2,650 MW | 4.6 yrs | 63.8 |
| Rockford Community Solar | Brownfield | Winnebago | landfill | — | 3 MW | 3.8 yrs | 63.3 |
| Hennepin Power Station | Brownfield | Putnam County | coal | 138 kV | 306 MW | 3.8 yrs | 62.8 |
| Greene Valley Gas Recovery | Brownfield | Will | gas | 138 kV | 3 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.7 |
| MPEA Energy Center | Brownfield | Cook County | gas | — | 3 MW | 4.6 yrs | 60.9 |
| Orchard Hills Renewable Energy Station | Brownfield | Winnebago County | gas | — | 16 MW | 4.6 yrs | 60.6 |
| University of Illinois Abbott Power Plt | Brownfield | Champaign County | gas | — | 3 MW | 4.6 yrs | 59.7 |
| Geneva Generation Facility | Brownfield | Kane County | oil | — | 2 MW | 4.6 yrs | 59.4 |
| Rantoul | Brownfield | Champaign County | oil | — | 16 MW | 4.6 yrs | 59.3 |
| Sabrooke | Brownfield | Winnebago County | oil | — | 150 MW | 4.6 yrs | 59.1 |
| Lake Gas Recovery | Brownfield | Lake County | gas | — | 3 MW | 4.6 yrs | 58.1 |
| ITT Cogen Facility | Brownfield | Cook County | gas | — | 7 MW | 4.6 yrs | 58.0 |
| City of Peru Plank Road Generating Station | Brownfield | LaSalle | oil | — | 8 MW | 3.8 yrs | 57.7 |
| Highland | Brownfield | Madison County | oil | — | 4 MW | 4.6 yrs | 57.4 |
| Breese | Brownfield | Clinton County | oil | — | 2 MW | 4.6 yrs | 56.2 |
| Sullivan (IL) | Brownfield | Moultrie County | oil | — | 1 MW | 4.6 yrs | 56.1 |
| Marshall (IL) | Brownfield | Clark County | oil | — | 1 MW | 4.6 yrs | 56.0 |
| Carlyle | Brownfield | Clinton County | oil | — | 3 MW | 4.6 yrs | 55.4 |
| Carmi | Brownfield | White County | oil | — | 3 MW | 4.6 yrs | 55.3 |
- How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Illinois?
- GridCensus catalogs 33 brownfield datacenter candidate sites in Illinois.
- What is a brownfield datacenter site?
- Previously developed land with real or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields trade remediation overhead for existing utility hookups, infill locations near fiber, and redevelopment incentives.
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