Brownfield Datacenter Sites in Illinois
Illinois has 54 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.
54
Brownfield sites
67.5/100
Avg score (top 25)
Illinois
State
Brownfield
Type
Top brownfield sites in Illinois
| Site | Type | County | Former use | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford | Brownfield | Cook | coal | — | 805 MW | — | 75.6 |
| Riverside | Brownfield | Rock Island | gas | — | 141 MW | — | 74.5 |
| Joliet 29 | Brownfield | Will | gas | — | 1,320 MW | — | 73.7 |
| Waukegan | Brownfield | Lake | coal | — | 803 MW | — | 73.0 |
| Calumet | Brownfield | Cook | gas | — | 278 MW | — | 71.1 |
| Fisk Street | Brownfield | Cook County | coal | — | 374 MW | 4.6 yrs | 69.4 |
| Fair Station | Brownfield | Rock Island | coal | — | 63 MW | — | 69.0 |
| Wood River | Brownfield | Madison County | coal | — | 650 MW | 4.6 yrs | 68.9 |
| Southeast Chicago Energy Project | Brownfield | Cook County | gas | — | 407 MW | 4.6 yrs | 67.6 |
| Electric Junction | Brownfield | DuPage County | gas | — | 304 MW | 4.6 yrs | 67.3 |
| Coffeen | Brownfield | Bond County | coal | — | 1,005 MW | 4.6 yrs | 67.0 |
| Exelon City Solar | Brownfield | Cook | brownfield | — | 10 MW | — | 66.3 |
| Lakeside | Brownfield | Sangamon | coal | — | 75 MW | — | 66.3 |
| Lockport Powerhouse | Brownfield | Will | hydro | — | 16 MW | — | 66.3 |
| Greene Valley Gas Recovery | Brownfield | Will | gas | — | 3 MW | — | 66.0 |
| Belleville Landfill Project | Brownfield | St. Clair | landfill | — | 13 MW | — | 65.9 |
| Vermilion | Brownfield | Vermilion County | coal | — | 197 MW | 4.6 yrs | 65.4 |
| South Main Street | Brownfield | DeKalb | gas | — | 12 MW | — | 65.1 |
| Havana | Brownfield | Mason County | coal | — | 718 MW | 4.6 yrs | 64.7 |
| Baldwin Energy Complex | Brownfield | Randolph County | coal | — | 635 MW | 4.6 yrs | 64.7 |
| Solar Star Urbana Landfill Community Solar Farm | Brownfield | Champaign | landfill | — | 5 MW | — | 64.5 |
| Collins | Brownfield | Grundy County | gas | — | 2,650 MW | 4.6 yrs | 64.3 |
| Stallings | Brownfield | Madison County | gas | — | 95 MW | 4.6 yrs | 64.2 |
| 1515 S Caron Road | Brownfield | DeKalb County | gas | — | 4 MW | 4.6 yrs | 63.1 |
| Meramec | Brownfield | Monroe County | coal | — | 1,041 MW | 1.4 yrs | 62.5 |
- How many brownfield datacenter sites are in Illinois?
- GridCensus catalogs 54 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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