1 data center project in Bear Creek Township
Who decides here: the Christian County Board usually decides on zoning in Bear Creek Township. Townships here have little say over land use.
In Bear Creek Township
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Christian County
County board approved a one-year pause on data centers and carbon storage projects, to write county rules. It came after Eagle Rock dropped its plan for a 1,000-megawatt data center.
Aug 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Bear Creek Township. - Go to township meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Bear Creek Township: Ameren Illinois Company (company) or Rural Electric Conven Co-op (not available) or Shelby Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Illinois.