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Read Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois
Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois

Developer Pulls Proposed Data Center Project in Pekin, Illinois

May 13, 2026 Illinois

Developer Western Hospitality Partners (WHP) has officially withdrawn its proposal to develop a data center in Pekin, Illinois, roughly two months after Mayor Mary Burress announced publicly that the city would not proceed with the project. “This letter shall serve as purchaser’s notice to...

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Read Hut 8 Announces Four Data Center Projects across US
Hut 8 Announces Four Data Center Projects across US

Hut 8 Announces Four Data Center Projects across US

August 28, 2025 Hut 8 Corp

HPC and cryptomine data center developer Hut 8 this week announced plans to develop four new sites across the United States, totaling 1.53GW of capacity under development. The expansion sites range in scale from 50MW to 1GW of utility capacity across Louisiana, Texas, and Illinois. Hut 8 said it...

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Read SunRocket Capital Funds $15m Solar and Storage Project in Illinois
SunRocket Capital Funds $15m Solar and Storage Project in Illinois

SunRocket Capital Funds $15m Solar and Storage Project in Illinois

July 18, 2025 Illinois

US-based private lender SunRocket Capital has closed a $15 million financing package for a solar with battery storage project designed to provide power to the data center sector in Illinois.“SunRocket Capital is proud to facilitate the growth of renewable energy infrastructure that powers the...

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Read Hut 8 Awarded Five-Year Capacity Contract for 310MW of Natural Gas Power in Ontario
Hut 8 Awarded Five-Year Capacity Contract for 310MW of Natural Gas Power in Ontario

Hut 8 Awarded Five-Year Capacity Contract for 310MW of Natural Gas Power in Ontario

July 03, 2025 Hut 8 Corp

Cryptomining and HPC firm Hut 8 has been awarded a five-year capacity contract with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of natural gas generation assets. The portfolio is owned and operated by Far North Power Corp, a partnership between Hut 8 and Macquarie...

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Read Hut 8 Launches Cryptomine Data Center in Texas
Hut 8 Launches Cryptomine Data Center in Texas

Hut 8 Launches Cryptomine Data Center in Texas

July 02, 2025 Hut 8 Corp

Cryptomining and HPC data center firm Hut 8 Corp. has launched a Bitcoin mining data center in Texas which spans 162,000 sq ft (15,050 sqm) and will offer 205MW of capacity at full energization. Vega features a proprietary, rack-based, direct-to-chip liquid cooling system designed in-house by Hut...

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Read MISO approves regional transmission plan
 MISO approves regional transmission plan

MISO approves regional transmission plan

December 17, 2024 Illinois

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) board has approved a $21.9 billion long-range transmission plan. The new transmission lines will span 1,800 miles and include some that will connect directly to PJM Interconnection’s 765kV system in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. “The main thing...

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Read Google Cloud to provide private cloud region and colocation facility for CME Group
Google Cloud to provide private cloud region and colocation facility for CME Group

Google Cloud to provide private cloud region and colocation facility for CME Group

June 28, 2024 Illinois

Google Cloud is providing a private cloud region for financial services company CME Group in Aurora, Illinois which will host a specialized platform to support global trading of CME's futures and options markets and will provide traders with access to a cloud-based low-latency network and...

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Read NCSA expands Radiant Supercomputer
NCSA expands Radiant Supercomputer

NCSA expands Radiant Supercomputer

May 09, 2024 Illinois

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s (UIUC) National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) this week announced it has installed additional graphics processing units (GPUs) to its private cloud Radiant system. The University acquired the GPU with a funding commitment of $50...

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Read Meta unveils new Illinois data center
Meta unveils new Illinois data center

Meta unveils new Illinois data center

November 30, 2023 Illinois

Meta has finally launched its 2.3 million square feet DeKalb, Illinois, data center three years after construction began. According to the company, this construction took over $1 billion to complete and required 1,200 skilled workers. This site is expected to provide over 200 operational jobs in...

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Read Bidding in Illinois for an unoccupied HSBC/CapitalOne facility
Bidding in Illinois for an unoccupied HSBC/CapitalOne facility

Bidding in Illinois for an unoccupied HSBC/CapitalOne facility

June 02, 2023 Illinois

Illinois's former HSBC data center will be auctioned off later this month. On June 6-8, Cushman & Wakefield will auction off a data center in Volo via LoopNet. According to the listing, the Volo Data Center is a 160,000-square-foot data facility on a 42-acre lot at 300 S Fish Lake Road. Volo...

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Read New state data center for Springfield's east side
New state data center for Springfield's east side

New state data center for Springfield's east side

February 08, 2022 Illinois

The State of Illinois has announced the purchase of 9.4 acres of land at the Dirksen Business Park in the 2900 block of Dotmar Drive, which will be home to a new data center. The $80.5 million facility will be run by the state Department of Innovation and Technology and will reportedly enable the...

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Read Hut 8 Announces Closing of the Acquisition of TeraGo's Data Center Business
Hut 8 Announces Closing of the Acquisition of TeraGo's Data Center Business

Hut 8 Announces Closing of the Acquisition of TeraGo's Data Center Business

January 31, 2022 Hut 8 Corp

TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) (TSX: HUT) ("Hut 8" or "the Company"), one of North America's largest, innovation-focused digital asset mining pioneers, supporting open and decentralized systems since 2018, is pleased to announce the closing of its...

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Read Elk Grove Data Center rezone to go forward
Elk Grove Data Center rezone to go forward

Elk Grove Data Center rezone to go forward

December 09, 2021 Illinois

Data center plans are moving ahead in Elk Grove Village as officials have announced their expectation to close on the sale of four parcels totaling 17.5 acres later this month. The sale will be made to Prime Data Centers Corp for $21.3 million. This follows planning commissioners voting...

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Read Plans for Harvard's old Motorola factory to become solar-powered data center
Plans for Harvard's old Motorola factory to become solar-powered data center

Plans for Harvard's old Motorola factory to become solar-powered data center

June 04, 2021 Illinois

The former Motorola manufacturing and distribution facility in Harvard, Illinois, may be given new life, with prospective planners looking into transforming the building into a solar-powered data center. Green Data Center Real Estate in Vancouver is reportedly working with Solar Alliance of...

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