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Kendall County, IL: no existing data centers. 1.5 GW in the pipeline.

We haven't yet searched Illinois for data center projects beyond the ones we track here.

At a glance · Calculated

Operating
None
0 projects
Under construction
500–1,000 MW
2 projects
Planned
500–1,000 MW
2 projects
Proposed projects; not all will be built.

Source: Grounded Compute, Kendall County IL data centers, 1 Nov 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/illinois/kendall-county

Map · Kendall County

DeKalb CountyKendall CountyLaSalle CountyGrundy CountyKane CountyCook CountyWill CountyDuPage CountyKendallIL-KEN-0004 · Land & zoning · 500–1,000 MWIL-KEN-0001 · Under construction · 100–500 MWIL-KEN-0002 · Announced · 100–500 MWIL-KEN-0003 · Under construction · 100–500 MW

4 of 4 projects mapped · locations from our project list · as of 1 Nov 2026

County shading

  • Under 500 MW
  • 500–2,000 MW
  • 2,000+ MW

Data center projects

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  • Permitted
  • Under construction
  • Operating
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MW: Kendall and its neighbours

  • Kendall (this page)1.5 GW
    4 projects
  • DeKalb722 MW
    4 projects
  • Grundy1,000+ MW
    2 projects
  • Kaneunder 100 MW
    1 project
  • Will1,000+ MW
    1 project

+ = at least.

Projects (4)

Developer · addressStageMW rangeDatesID
Developer and address: in the paid fileUnder construction100–500 MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IL-KEN-0001
Developer and address: in the paid fileUnder construction100–500 MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IL-KEN-0003
Developer and address: in the paid fileLand & zoning500–1,000 MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IL-KEN-0004
Developer and address: in the paid fileAnnounced100–500 MWLast change 31 Oct 2026IL-KEN-0002

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