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Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Illinois

Illinois has 913 greenfield datacenter candidate sites. Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.

913
Greenfield sites
63.3/100
Avg score (top 25)
Illinois
State
Greenfield
Type

Top greenfield sites in Illinois

Top Greenfield sites in Illinois
SiteTypeCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ Rock IslandGreenfieldRock Island——4.6 yrs64.4
OZ St. ClairGreenfieldSt. Clair——4.6 yrs64.3
OZ KaneGreenfieldKane——4.6 yrs64.1
EC Near CrawfordGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs64.0
OZ TazewellGreenfieldTazewell——4.6 yrs64.0
EC Near Fisk StreetGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs63.9
OZ PeoriaGreenfieldPeoria——4.6 yrs63.7
OZ CookGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs63.7
EC Coal Cook CountyGreenfieldCook County——4.6 yrs63.4
EC Near Fisk StreetGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs63.4
EC Near Geneva Generation FacilityGreenfieldKane——4.6 yrs63.4
EC Near CrawfordGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs63.3
EC Near LombardGreenfieldDuPage——4.6 yrs63.2
OZ KaneGreenfieldKane——4.6 yrs63.1
OZ CookGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs63.0
EC Coal Rock Island CountyGreenfieldRock Island County——4.6 yrs63.0
EC Near Greene Valley Gas RecoveryGreenfieldDuPage——4.6 yrs63.0
EC Near CID Gas RecoveryGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs62.9
EC Near VeniceGreenfieldMadison——4.6 yrs62.9
EC Near Lake Gas RecoveryGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs62.9
EC Near BloomGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs62.8
EC Near LombardGreenfieldDuPage——4.6 yrs62.8
EC Near Southeast Chicago Energy ProjectGreenfieldCook——4.6 yrs62.8
OZ DeKalbGreenfieldDeKalb——4.6 yrs62.8
OZ KaneGreenfieldKane——4.6 yrs62.8
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Illinois?
GridCensus catalogs 913 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Illinois.
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.

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