Project Cardinal Data Center Campus
Pioneer Development LLC · Yorkville, IL · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- PermittedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 41.7, -88.461
- Serving utility, source-reported
- ComEd
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 1800 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Pioneer Development LLC submitted annexation, rezoning, and utility applications to City of Yorkville for 1,037-acre, 14-building campus
Underlying source - Permitted
Yorkville City Council approved annexation, rezoning, utility, and infrastructure agreements 12:51 a.m. March 11 after nearly 6-hour meeting; air-cooled design with daily water use capped at approximately 42,500 gpd
Underlying source
Source notes
Coordinates approximate NW of IL Rt 47 and Galena Rd in Yorkville; exact parcel spans ~1,037 acres. 14 two-story buildings at 17 million sq ft total. No confirmed hyperscale tenant named. Companion project 'Project Steel' (Prologis, 540 acres, 24 buildings) also approved in same Yorkville corridor. First data center operational target: 2029.
Served by a ComEd substation off Eldamain Road; full power allocation still pending ComEd approval. The annexation agreement prohibits on-site nuclear generation. No confirmed on-site generation.
Sources and provenance
- Project Cardinal Data Center Campus — City of Yorkville official permit page · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Yorkville data center approval after nearly 6-hour contentious City Council meeting · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Yorkville residents file lawsuit to halt Project Cardinal data center · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Yorkville council to consider settlement in Project Cardinal lawsuit · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Illinois Data Center Boom: $20B+ Approved in Two Weeks · source retrieved 2026-08-03
- Which Illinois town approved what could be the state's largest data center? · source retrieved 2026-08-03
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.