CyrusOne 600 MW Data Center
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Source: NPR Illinois
A proposed hyperscale data center by CyrusOne, owned by BlackRock, planned to be built on 280 acres in Sangamon County, Illinois. The project includes four buildings, each 250,000 square feet, designed to handle 600 megawatts of power in total. The data center aims to leverage Illinois' power grid but raises concerns about environmental impact, noise pollution, job displacement due to AI, and lack
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center
- Location
- Springfield, Illinois, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- NPR Illinois
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A proposed hyperscale data center by CyrusOne, owned by BlackRock, planned to be built on 280 acres in Sangamon County, Illinois. The project includes four buildings, each 250,000 square feet, designed to handle 600 megawatts of power in total. The data center aims to leverage Illinois' power grid but raises concerns about environmental impact, noise pollution, job displacement due to AI, and lack of transparency about its use and customers. |
Original sector | Technology |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Illinois |
City | Springfield |
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Source | NPR Illinois |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center |
Article published date | 2026-03-25 |
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