Data center restrictions tracker · Illinois

Data center moratoriums and restrictions in Illinois (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 23 local government actions on data centers in Illinois, across 21 jurisdictions in 16 counties: 19 moratoria and 4 zoning exclusions. By status: 14 in force, 7 enacted, 1 pending, and 1 replaced.

At the state level, the state has an incentive rollback (in force, June 5, 2026).

Data centers in Illinois used about 9.2 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 20.9 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.

Statewide actions in Illinois

  • Illinois: incentive rollback, in force, June 5, 2026DCEO stopped accepting or processing new Data Center Investment Program applications as of July 1, 2026, per the Governor's June 5, 2026 directive. Existing agreements honored. No stated end date, pending legislative action. Instrument: Executive directive (Governor Pritzker to DCEO). Source: Office of Governor JB Pritzker, June 5, 2026 release.

Local actions in Illinois

Every documented local action in Illinois in the August 15, 2026 snapshot. Documented actions, not a census.
JurisdictionCountyActionStatusDate
West ChicagoCook CountyMoratoriumin forceJuly 6, 2026
CarbondaleJackson CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 23, 2026
La Salle CountyLaSalle CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 8, 2026
EffinghamEffingham CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 2, 2026
BloomingtonMcLean CountyMoratoriumin forceMay 26, 2026
Logan CountyLogan CountyMoratoriumenactedMay 19, 2026
NormalMcLean CountyMoratoriumin forceMay 18, 2026
Town of NormalMcLean CountyMoratoriumenactedMay 18, 2026
Tazewell County BoardTazewell CountyMoratoriumenactedMay 7, 2026
Morgan CountyMorgan CountyMoratoriumin forceApril 27, 2026
Champaign CountyChampaign CountyMoratoriumin forceApril 23, 2026
PlainfieldWill CountyMoratoriumenactedApril 21, 2026
OttawaLaSalle CountyMoratoriumenactedMarch 3, 2026
TroyMadison CountyMoratoriumin forceMarch 2026
AuroraKane CountyZoning exclusionpendingFebruary 19, 2026
Sangamon CountySangamon CountyMoratoriumenactedFebruary 1, 2026
GodfreyMadison CountyMoratoriumin forceJanuary 20, 2026
Logan CountyLogan CountyZoning exclusionin forceDecember 1, 2025
EssexKankakee CountyZoning exclusionin forceNovember 1, 2025
RockfordWinnebago CountyMoratoriumin forceNovember 1, 2025
MinookaGrundy CountyZoning exclusionenactedOctober 1, 2025
AuroraKane CountyMoratoriumreplacedSeptember 25, 2025
CollinsvilleMadison CountyMoratoriumin forceundated

What one campus pays a local government

The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.

Tax regimeReference caseAnnual local revenue, lowAnnual local revenue, high
Aggressive abatementMorrow County OR (enterprise zone)$2M$3M
Partial abatementGeorgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta$27.8M$56M
Unabated equipment taxVirginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling)$50M$90M

Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Illinois that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.

Sources

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