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Logan Prairie Data Center

Latham, Logan County, Illinois · All 4 Hut 8 sites

ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated October 15, 2026

Logan Prairie Data Center is a proposed data center in Latham, Illinois (Logan County), operated by Hut 8 Corp. The public record puts it at 500 MW planned, a reported $5 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Hut 8 Corp
Facility type: Data center, AI use likely
Location: Latham, Logan County, IL
Coordinates: 39.9672, -89.1614 (approximate)
Power capacity: 500 MW planned
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: $5 billion
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Ameren Illinois
Power source: Grid
Cooling: Closed loop
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: 200 permanent; 1,500 construction
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Contested
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

August 17, 2026
Proposed
Operator describes the project as in early development, not yet approved; local permitting and utility approvals outstanding Source: Hut 8 Corp

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Logan Prairie Data Center in Latham, Logan County, Illinois is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Latham canceled its Aug.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Latham canceled its Aug. 3, 2026 annexation/rezoning vote after an informal poll showed it would fail. The county tabled the applications over technical errors, and opponents (Sustain Logan County Communities) cite a lack of transparency.

Source: Illinois Times

Power and water

Grid-served by Ameren Illinois inside MISO; formal interconnection and system impact studies required before energization.

Closed-loop recirculation; cooling water trucked in from outside Logan County and reused approximately four to seven years. About 9,000 gallons/day of local water for domestic needs only.

Notes on the record

AI/cloud campus proposed near Latham in Logan County; estimated up to $65M/year in property tax revenue and a project labor agreement with local trades. No land area is recorded: the operator page states 50 acres while press accounts describe roughly 200 acres of farmland. Public-reception check (2026-09-10): Hut 8's own project page documents a real community-engagement process -- a public meeting before the Logan County Board's Zoning and Economic Development Committee (2026-01-05), a local radio interview (2026-01-15), and a community open house at the Lincoln Banquet Center (2026-02-04) -- but records no resident reaction, vote outcome, or opposition/support statement from any of those events. Checked: operator project page only; Logan County meeting minutes not checked.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Land area

Which document closes each gap

Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Land area: The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Logan Prairie Data Center in Latham?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Logan Prairie Data Center?

No lawsuit over Logan Prairie Data Center appears in the record we track as of October 15, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Logan Prairie Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Logan Prairie Data Center is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Logan Prairie Data Center, and how big is it?

Hut 8 Corp is the operator on record. We hold 4 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 500 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Logan Prairie Data Center," updated October 15, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/hut8-logan-prairie-latham-il.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/hut8-logan-prairie-latham-il, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Logan Prairie Data Center, Hut 8 · Hut 8 Corp · retrieved October 15, 2026
2.Future uncertain for Logan County data center · Illinois Times · retrieved October 15, 2026

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