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Illinois Data Center Investment Tracker

Name: Illinois Data Center Investment and Capital-at-Risk Record
Creator: SAVRN
Published: 2026-08-24
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Illinois carries 10 named site commitments worth at least $38.5B in disclosed capital, set against 35 projects blocked, delayed or restricted, 11 cancelled or blocked and 18 delayed or under moratorium, as of October 8, 2026.

Updated October 8, 2026 10 named sites 35 blocked, delayed or restricted 2 financing transactions 88 sources

Illinois

8 capital providers on record

Named sites

Site-level commitments the atlas records in Illinois

Disclosed capital floor

$38.5B

Sum of sites with a stated dollar figure. Sites without one are listed, not counted

Disclosed capacity

4,950 MW

Sum of sites with a stated megawatt figure

Blocked, delayed or restricted

$42.8B of announced capital in those projects

Who is investing

Who is investing in data centers in Illinois?

The largest disclosed commitments in Illinois are PowerHouse Hillwood Holding (PowerHouse Hillwood Joliet campus, $20.0B); T5 Data Centers (T5 @ Chicago IV, ~$18.0B); CyrusOne (CyrusOne Sangamon County campus (Talkington Township), ≥$500M). Together the 10 named sites here carry a disclosed floor of $38.5B; sites with no dollar figure are listed but not counted.

CyrusOne 2 sites · $500M Digital Realty Trust 2 sites Blackstone 1 site Compass Datacenters 1 site Tract 1 site

Named sites

Named data center sites in Illinois

Each row is one site-level commitment with its capital provider, the figure the source states, and the status the source gives it. Capital is shown as one compact figure; the verbatim wording is in the row's sources.

Site	Capital provider	Place	Capital	MW	Status
PowerHouse Hillwood Joliet campus FERC protest filed 14 August 2026; FERC order rejecting ComEd's cancellation 22 September 2026	PowerHouse Hillwood Holding with PowerHouse Data Centers, Hillwood	Joliet, Will County	$20.0B	1,800	announced
T5 @ Chicago IV First permit issued 31 August 2026	T5 Data Centers	Grayslake, Lake County	~$18.0B	1,550	approved
CyrusOne Sangamon County campus (Talkington Township) deferred late 2025; conditional permitted use approved April 2026	CyrusOne	Sangamon	≥$500M	600	announced
Tract Morris Technology Park	Tract	Morris	n.a.	1,000	announced
300 W. Adams St. Loop data center conversion Permit Review Committee approval 6 August 2026; full commission approval pending; single-outlet report (WBEZ)	Igor Gabal (investor)	Chicago, Cook County	n.a.	n.a.	approved
Compass Hoffman Estates brownfield project	Compass Datacenters	Hoffman Estates	n.a.	n.a.	announced
CyrusOne Aurora facility (Eola and Diehl roads)	CyrusOne	Aurora	n.a.	n.a.	operating
Digital Realty Hawthorne Race Course site Buyer reported 21 August 2026; purchase closed 2 September 2026	Digital Realty Trust	Stickney, Cook County	n.a.	n.a.	announced
Digital Realty Rolling Meadows Atrium Campus Reported 3 September 2026	Digital Realty Trust	Rolling Meadows, Cook County	n.a.	n.a.	announced
QTS McKinley Park riverfront project reported July 2026	Blackstone	Chicago	n.a.	n.a.	blocked

Capital at risk

Blocked, delayed or restricted in Illinois

Every project in Illinois on the atlas's capital-at-risk record: the action taken, who took it, and the announced capital affected. Restarts and reversals are recorded with the same weight as blocks.

Project	Developer	Jurisdiction	Action	Capital
PowerHouse Hillwood Joliet data center campus litigation FERC protest filed 14 August 2026; FERC order rejecting ComEd's notice of cancellation issued 22 September 2026 (ER26-3257-000); contract dispute pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois	PowerHouse Hillwood Holding	ComEd service territory (FERC dispute)	ComEd cancelled the project's transmission security agreement and retail service agreement over security deposit timing; the developer raised the dispute at FERC. On 22 September 2026 FERC issued an order in Docket ER26-3257-000 rejecting ComEd's notice of cancellation of the transmission security agreement for the 1.8 GW, $20 billion Joliet campus. PowerHouse Hillwood contends it met the agreement's initial credit requirement with a $1 posting. FERC declined to assert primary jurisdiction over the contract dispute, which is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Chairman Laura Swett and Commissioner Lindsay See filed a joint concurrence, and Commissioners David Rosner and David LaCerte also concurred; LaCerte called the $1 letter of credit an embarrassing legal fiction.	$20.0B
T5 @ Chicago IV (Grayslake) litigation Jul 31 2026; court hearing expected November 2026 (reported 7 October 2026)	T5 Data Centers	Grayslake, Lake County	Up to 472 acres within the $750M, 641-acre Cornerstone mixed-use development; ~1.55GW electrical demand from ComEd. Village Board approved between Sept 2024-May 2025. The Lake County Data Center Opposition Coalition's lawsuit seeking to block the T5 project, alleging residents were not given a chance to comment, is due to be heard in November 2026; the village cancelled a 6 October 2026 meeting at which residents planned to speak. T5 cites an estimated $18 billion of private investment on 473 acres over seven to ten years.	~$18.0B
Barrington Hills data center proposal (Penny Road) withdrawn Withdrawal reported 27 to 28 January 2026	Brennan Investment Group	Village of Barrington Hills	Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group withdrew a $2 billion proposal for a data center on land south of Penny Road and west of Pond Gate Drive in Barrington Hills, village officials announced in late January 2026. The developer decided not to go ahead with a public presentation scheduled for a special plan commission meeting on 2 February 2026, citing initial feedback, and the village said it considers the matter closed. A petition opposing the project had 1,303 signatures.	$2.0B
Brennan Investment Group Barrington Hills cancelled January 29, 2026	Brennan Investment Group	Barrington Hills	Brennan Investment Group withdrew its $2 billion data center proposal for land south of Penny Road and west of Pond Gate Drive in Barrington Hills, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago (110 acres).	$2.0B
Sangamon County campus approved after delay 2025-26; capital stated as $500M+ (floor)	CyrusOne	Talkington Twp / Sangamon County	Board deferred vote Nov 2025; moratorium demanded; approved Apr 2026	≥$500M
Karis Data Center (Nokia/Lucent Campus) denied January 21, 2026	Karis Critical	Naperville	Naperville, Illinois, City Council voted 6-1 to deny Karis Critical's proposal for a 145,000 sq ft data center on the former Nokia/Lucent campus (36 MW, $250M, 40 acres).	$250M
Aurora pipeline (4 existing DCs, 5+ in works) moratorium Sep 2025-Mar 2026; dollar value n.a.	incl. CyrusOne	Aurora	180-day data center + warehouse moratorium adopted Sep 25 2025 (+30-day option)	n.a.
Bourbonnais data center moratorium moratorium Enacted June 2026	n.a.	Bourbonnais	Bourbonnais, Illinois, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated June 2026. 180-day moratorium on data center applications; ~100 residents attended June 1 meeting raising concerns. The measure runs to 31 January 2027.	n.a.
Carbondale one-year data center moratorium moratorium Approved 4-1 on 23 June 2026; one year	n.a.	City of Carbondale	The Carbondale City Council adopted a resolution imposing a one-year moratorium on data center development at its regular meeting on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The resolution passed 4-1, with Nancy Maxwell voting against and Clare Killman absent. Speakers supported the city acting before the Illinois General Assembly sets data center regulations.	n.a.
Charleston (Illinois) one-year moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage systems moratorium Approved 5-0 on 6 October 2026; through October 2027	n.a.	City of Charleston	The Charleston City Council approved 5-0 on Tuesday 6 October 2026 an ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on data centers and battery energy storage systems while the city researches and updates its Unified Development Code, which has no data center rules. The Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning recommended it after a 24 September 2026 hearing. WAND reports the moratorium lasts through October 2027.	n.a.
Clean Cloud Energy data center campus proposal (Mahomet) cancelled Talks ended 5 October 2026	Clean Cloud Energy	Village of Mahomet	On Monday 5 October 2026 Mahomet officials announced they had ended discussions with Clean Cloud Energy about a data center campus, one week after disclosing the developer's approach; talks had run since December 2025. Mayor Jason Tompkins cited overwhelming resident opposition and said data centers do not align with community priorities. The Champaign County data center task force is moving forward on a county ordinance.	n.a.
Cloud Centers Lisle cancelled March 12, 2026	Cloud Centers	Lisle	In Lisle, Illinois, Cloud Centers proposed a 256,000 sq ft, 50MW data center on the former Lockformer toxic-contaminated site (18 acres).	n.a.
CloudCenters data center at former Lockformer site (711 Ogden Avenue) withdrawn Application withdrawn; announced 11 March 2026	CloudCenters LLC	Village of Lisle	CloudCenters LLC proposed a 256,000-square-foot data center in January 2026 at the former Lockformer Company site at 711 Ogden Avenue in Lisle, a property with a history of trichloroethylene contamination. A January public hearing drew more than 120 registered objectors and was postponed because of the crowd. Village officials said on Wednesday 11 March 2026 that the developer had withdrawn its application.	n.a.
Elgin proposed one-year data center moratorium other Committee of the Whole vote 9-0 on 9 September 2026; final adoption pending	n.a.	City of Elgin	At its Committee of the Whole on 9 September 2026 the Elgin City Council voted 9-0 to advance a one-year moratorium on data center development proposed by Councilmembers Powell and Steffen; the same night's regular council agenda carried no data center item, and no final adoption vote had been posted as of 19 September 2026.	n.a.
Galesburg 180-day data center moratorium moratorium Adopted 7-0 on 21 September 2026; 180 days, through 3 April 2027	n.a.	Galesburg City Council	Galesburg City Council voted 6-1 on Monday 21 September 2026 to move the ordinance directly to final reading, with Ward 2 Council Member Wendel Hunigan opposed, then voted 7-0 to approve a 180-day moratorium on data center permit applications running through 3 April 2027. The city described the measure as proactive, said there are no pending applications, and cited expected state legislation.	n.a.
Illinois pause on new data center tax incentives paused Pause effective 1 July 2026	n.a.	State of Illinois (Governor JB Pritzker)	Gov. JB Pritzker imposed a pause on new data center tax incentives in late spring 2026 that began 1 July 2026, according to a Chicago Tribune column. Pritzker said in August that the state had taken away existing data center tax credits pending legislation to protect residents from higher electric and water rates. House Speaker Emanuel Welch objected, and Climate Jobs Illinois and the Illinois AFL-CIO urged the governor to reverse it. The Tribune reported at least six Illinois counties and nine cities were slowing data center construction.	n.a.
Lawrence County two-year data center moratorium moratorium Approved unanimously, reported 17 September 2026; two years	n.a.	Lawrence County Board	The Lawrence County Board voted unanimously to approve a two-year moratorium on data centers larger than 10,000 square feet, pausing new development across the county. Chairman Jim Brewer said the pause lets the board and residents learn about the problems or benefits of data centers. Officials modeled the ordinance on a moratorium enacted in neighboring Crawford County.	n.a.
Logan County data center moratorium moratorium Enacted May 2026	n.a.	Logan County	Logan County, Illinois, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated May 2026. 12-month moratorium (6-4 vote) on large-scale data centers; declared procedurally invalid by state's attorney June 18 for skipping ZBA advisory vote; county redrafting as of August 2026. Related to proposed $5B Hut 8 Logan Prairie Data Center. The measure runs to 19 May 2027.	n.a.
Meyer data center rezoning withdrawn Withdrawn 14 April 2026	Yorkville Nexus V LLC (Green Door Capital)	City of Yorkville	The Yorkville Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted down Green Door Capital's rezoning for a data center near the Caledonia subdivision. The developer redesigned the plan but withdrew it on 14 April 2026 before a City Council vote. Mayor John Purcell said the council had no support for data centers at that location, citing proximity to homes and the three projects already approved.	n.a.
Naperville facility rejected Jan 2026; dollar value n.a.	Karis Critical	Naperville	Scaled back, then rejected 6-1. The Real Deal reported on 5 October 2026 that PulteGroup proposes the 262-unit Towns at Naper Commons townhome development on the site at the northwest corner of Naperville and Warrenville roads where Karis Critical's data center was rejected, with Planning and Zoning Commission review set for the following week.	n.a.
Normal data center moratorium extension moratorium Extended 6-1 on 21 September 2026; now runs through 31 May 2027	n.a.	Normal Town Council	The Normal Town Council voted 6-1 on Monday 21 September 2026 to extend the town's data center moratorium, adopted in May 2026, through 31 May 2027; it had been set to expire 30 November 2026. Council member Andy Byars voted no. The moratorium pauses the receipt, processing and approval of data center applications and the issuance of permits. Staff said they were not ready to recommend regulations and cited possible state legislative action and coordination with the City of Bloomington.	n.a.
Ottawa (Illinois) data center moratorium extension moratorium Extension approved unanimously 18 August 2026; through 25 August 2027	n.a.	City of Ottawa City Council	The Ottawa, Illinois, City Council voted unanimously to extend its temporary data center moratorium through 25 August 2027. The city first paused data centers while the state considered the POWER Act, which stalled in the spring legislative session. Mayor Robert Hasty said the city is drafting its own ordinance but wants to see the state's direction first. The moratorium applies across all zoning districts.	n.a.
Pekin data center on Lutticken Farm property cancelled City ended consideration 9 March 2026; developer terminated agreement, announced 11 May 2026	Western Hospitality Partners	City of Pekin	Western Hospitality Partners proposed a data center on about 321 acres of the 1,000-acre Lutticken Farm property owned by the City of Pekin, over the Mahomet Aquifer, drawing large crowds of opponents at council meetings from January 2026. Mayor Mary Burress announced on Monday 9 March 2026 that the city would no longer consider a data center. On Monday 11 May 2026 the city said the developer had given notice terminating its agreement during the due diligence period, and the council approved refunding its $85,000 fee; the city attorney called it a clean break.	n.a.
Plainfield 180-day data center moratorium moratorium Approved unanimously 20 April 2026; 180 days	n.a.	Plainfield Village Board	Plainfield village trustees unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on applications for data centers and warehouses primarily used to store computing infrastructure at the Village Board meeting on Monday 20 April 2026. The pause is meant to give the village time to adopt a new Unified Development Ordinance addressing data centers. Mayor John Argoudelis cited the rush of data center approvals in neighboring communities such as Joliet and Yorkville.	n.a.
Plum Farms rezoning for data center (Higgins Road and Route 59) withdrawn Plan Commission recommended against rezoning 4-2 on 3 June 2026; withdrawal reported 1 July 2026; single outlet	Karis Critical	Village of Hoffman Estates	Karis Critical withdrew its request to rezone the 186-acre Plum Farms property at Higgins Road and Route 59 from residential and commercial mixed-use districts to a manufacturing district, a step toward a possible data center. The Hoffman Estates Plan Commission had voted 4-2 on 3 June 2026 to recommend against the rezoning after a crowded hearing, and the Village Board vote was cancelled. The company said it would take time to prepare a more specific plan and may bring a proposal forward in the future.	n.a.
Project Cardinal litigation Approved 10 March 2026; suit 29 April 2026	Pioneer Development LLC	City of Yorkville	Yorkville approved Project Cardinal on 10 March 2026. On 29 April 2026 Preserve Our Yorkville & Community LLC and several neighbors sued the city, alleging it failed to notify nearby residents before annexing and rezoning the land. A separate suit by resident John Bryan, filed in late 2025, was in settlement talks as of April 2026.	n.a.
Project Steel (Eldamain Corridor) litigation Suit May 2026	Not identified in reporting	City of Yorkville	Preserve Our Yorkville and Community filed a second lawsuit in Kendall County Court in May 2026, this time over the rezoning for Project Steel. The suit alleges the city failed to mail proper notice to residents and that the rezoning conflicts with the comprehensive plan, and asks the court to void it. A case management hearing was set for August 2026.	n.a.
Rochelle data center (Steward Drive) rejected Vote delayed 23 March 2026; rejected 0-7 on 27 April 2026; single outlet	Midwest Power Investors LLC / LFF Industrial	City of Rochelle	The Rochelle City Council voted 0-7 on 27 April 2026 against the agreement for a data center along Steward Drive, after delaying the decision on 23 March 2026. The mayor urged the council to vote the contract down. City staff had worked on the agreement since early 2025.	n.a.
Rockford data center moratorium moratorium Enacted August 2026	n.a.	Rockford	Rockford, Illinois, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated August 2026. 6-month pause passed 14-0. Does not cover the Edson Road parcel Monarch Energy is pursuing, an existing annexation agreement already permits data centers there. The measure runs to 3 February 2027.	n.a.
Sterling 180-day data center and battery storage application moratorium moratorium Adopted unanimously 7 September 2026; 180 days; single fetchable outlet	n.a.	Sterling City Council	The Sterling City Council voted unanimously on 7 September 2026 to impose a 180-day moratorium on processing and approving applications for data centers and battery energy storage systems while the Plan Commission drafts rules. City officials said Sterling, a non-home-rule municipality, cannot permanently ban a lawful business, and that it has had inquiries from battery storage companies but none from data center developers.	n.a.
Tazewell County pause on data center zoning petitions paused Reported 6 May 2026; in place until a data center ordinance is adopted; single outlet	n.a.	Tazewell County Board	The Tazewell County Board approved a resolution, rather than a formal moratorium, stating that the county zoning department will not accept petitions for data center projects until the board finishes drafting a data center ordinance. The board also amended the zoning code so that any land use not explicitly allowed is prohibited, instead of being treated like the most similar listed use; one member, Greg Sinn, voted against the amendment.	n.a.
Troy data processing center moratorium (extended) moratorium Adopted 16 March 2026; extended 21 September 2026 to March 2027	n.a.	Troy City Council	The Troy City Council approved a six-month moratorium on data processing centers on 16 March 2026 while the city rewrites its ordinance. At its 21 September 2026 meeting the council approved another six-month moratorium, extending the pause until March 2027, so the city can see what the Illinois legislature does in its fall veto session and with Senate Bill 25. The city attorney considers six-month moratoriums more defensible than a 12-month ban.	n.a.
Unincorporated Lake County data center moratorium moratorium Approved 8 September 2026; runs to 11 May 2027, extendable by four months	n.a. (county-wide land use action)	Lake County	The Lake County Board approved an eight-month moratorium on data center applications and development in unincorporated Lake County, running to 11 May 2027 or earlier if the board adopts regulations, and extendable by a further four months. The county states the purpose is to evaluate data centers as an emerging land use, review best practices and assess infrastructure and environmental considerations before enacting development restrictions. The adoption process included a public hearing that generated more than 1,200 public comments in person and online.	n.a.
WGN site delayed Aug 2026	n.a.	Elk Grove Village	Construction deadline extended to Sept 30, 2027 due to power delivery difficulties	n.a.
Woodford County data center moratorium moratorium Enacted August 2026	n.a.	Woodford County	Woodford County, Illinois, enacted a local data center moratorium or ban, recorded in SAVRN's moratorium tracker as dated August 2026. 6-month moratorium on data center applications, extendable once by another 6 months, while the county holds public hearings and drafts an ordinance. Unanimously approved at Aug 18 board meeting. The measure runs to 18 February 2027.	n.a.

Financing

Financing transactions tied to Illinois sites

Transactions the atlas ties to a named site in Illinois: joint ventures, project bonds, credit facilities, leases and power agreements. Amounts are as stated; overlapping commitments are never summed.

Parties	Instrument	Amount	Date	Site	Sources
Digital Realty + Allimac 2023 LLC + Hawthorne Race Course (seller) + Hilco Real Estate Digital Realty is the buyer, through Allimac 2023 LLC, of the 119-acre Hawthorne Race Course at 3501 South Laramie Avenue in Stickney, Illinois. The site is zoned heavy industrial, and a data center has not yet been formally proposed The $90 million sale closed on 2 September 2026. Digital Realty has not publicly confirmed it is behind Allimac	acquisition	$90M	Buyer reported 21 August 2026; sale closed 2 September 2026	Digital Realty Hawthorne Race Course site
Digital Realty + Brennan Investment Group (seller) Digital Realty bought the 40-acre Rolling Meadows Atrium Campus at 3800 Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and plans to convert it to data center use. Planned MW was not disclosed	acquisition	$82M	Reported 3 September 2026	Digital Realty Rolling Meadows Atrium Campus

Policy context

What governs a data center in Illinois

Illinois (statewide)state

Statewide DCEO incentive suspension (Jul 2026); statewide HB 4172 failed. C.4 floors: 600 MW (CyrusOne Sangamon); $500M+; 4 named; 11 tracked actions.

Illinois tracks 11 actions including the DCEO incentive suspension, Bloomington and Normal (May 2026), Champaign County (Apr 2026), Carbondale (Jun 2026), Logan County (lifted May 2026), and a proposed Naperville measure (Jan 2026). ComEd reported on 16 September 2026 that it signed transmission security agreements with two more data center developers, for six active agreements backed by more than $1 billion in letters of credit, and that its large-load queue fell from about 39 GW to 25 GW.

The policy layer for Illinois lives in three companion references: the Illinois Data Center Moratorium Tracker for every state measure and local moratorium on record, the Water Tracker for the water rules that touch a site, and the Grid Operator Watchlist for the large-load rules of the RTO or utility that decides whether it can energize.

Next door

States next door

Indiana

14 sites · $69.5B disclosed

44 blocked, delayed or restricted

Wisconsin

4 sites · $37.0B disclosed

45 blocked, delayed or restricted

Missouri

10 sites · $27.2B disclosed

25 blocked, delayed or restricted

Kentucky

6 sites · $110B disclosed

26 blocked, delayed or restricted

Iowa

3 sites · $7.0B disclosed

22 blocked, delayed or restricted

On the map

Data centers in Illinois

The US Data Center Map identifies 212 facilities run by 70 operators in Illinois, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with this atlas record beside it.

Illinois data centers

212 facilities · 70 operators

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Illinois power and local economy

Generation, utilities and county records

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US Data Center Map

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The national map and the operator directory

Sources

Sources for Illinois

Every source cited on this page, once each. The full atlas source register is at Capital Atlas sources.

utilitydive.comUtility Dive
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Every state, one page each

Alabama 9 / 21 Alaska 1 / 1 Arizona 11 / 11 Arkansas 2 / 8 California 10 / 35 Colorado 6 / 21 Connecticut 0 / 6 Delaware 0 / 5 Florida 0 / 46 Georgia 23 / 57 Hawaii 0 / 0 Idaho 2 / 2 Illinois 10 / 35 Indiana 14 / 44 Iowa 3 / 22 Kansas 5 / 19 Kentucky 6 / 26 Louisiana 7 / 3 Maine 0 / 20 Maryland 1 / 22 Massachusetts 0 / 11 Michigan 4 / 55 Minnesota 3 / 31 Mississippi 7 / 5 Missouri 10 / 25 Montana 1 / 10 Nebraska 3 / 16 Nevada 8 / 12 New Hampshire 0 / 5 New Jersey 4 / 61 New Mexico 3 / 10 New York 6 / 21 North Carolina 10 / 45 North Dakota 6 / 4 Ohio 24 / 80 Oklahoma 11 / 20 Oregon 1 / 8 Pennsylvania 16 / 42 Rhode Island 0 / 5 South Carolina 6 / 20 South Dakota 1 / 6 Tennessee 6 / 26 Texas 106 / 35 Utah 11 / 12 Vermont 0 / 3 Virginia 33 / 50 Washington 9 / 22 Washington, DC 0 / 0 West Virginia 4 / 3 Wisconsin 4 / 45 Wyoming 11 / 5

Figures beside each state are named sites and blocked, delayed or restricted projects.

Part of the North American Data Center Capital Atlas, refreshed every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Announced commitments overlap one another and overlap reported capital expenditure, so this page shows disclosed floors and never adds them into a single deployment figure. Informational, not investment or legal advice.

The SAVRN reference set

Seven references, one system

Capital, delay, policy, water, grid, permits and scarcity are one system seen from seven sides. Each reference is primary-sourced, refreshed on a schedule, and links into the others, so a project can be followed from the money committed to the docket that stopped it.

Delay Watchlist

Project-level slippage: named projects, jurisdictional actions, utility and federal dockets, SEC disclosures, and the interconnection queue.

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Moratorium Tracker

The policy layer: every state measure and local moratorium mapped and cited, with one page per state.

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Water Tracker

Every federal, state, local and interstate water measure that touches a data center, plus a fifty-state water ledger.

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Grid Operator Watchlist

ERCOT, PJM, MISO, CAISO, SPP, NYISO, ISO-NE and FERC: the large-load rules, filings and queue positions that decide whether a site can energize.

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Permits and Power Development

Data center and substation permits, large loads in the interconnection queues, and the power plants planned to serve them, refreshed hourly from public records.

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SAVRN Scarcity Tracker

Eleven primary-sourced indicators of AI infrastructure scarcity, one composite index, read against the token index, SAVRN's own cost basis and the frontier ceiling.

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