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No project in Franklin Township, but 4 nearby

Who decides here: the DeKalb County Board usually decides on zoning in Franklin Township. Townships here have little say over land use.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 11 miles away

Monarch Energy 'Rock Air' data center (8685 Friday Road, Rockford)

Rockford, Winnebago County

1,300 acres

🕒 June 11, 2026: State commerce department signed a tax break agreement for a 1,400-megawatt phased data …

Approved, not built yetabout 14 miles away

Karis data center campus (Peace and Gurler roads, DeKalb)

DeKalb, DeKalb County

132 acres

🕒 July 22, 2024: City Council held a hearing and approved the plans.

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Approved, not built yetabout 15 miles away

Edged data center campus south of Meta (DeKalb)

DeKalb, DeKalb County

560 acres

🕒 Dec 8, 2025: DeKalb City Council unanimously approved the 560-acre campus after a 2.5-hour public hea…

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Built & runningabout 15 miles away

Meta DeKalb data center

DeKalb, DeKalb County

505 acres · for Meta

🕒 Nov 2023: Meta's DeKalb data center started operating.

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

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    We'll email you if anything changes in Franklin Township.
  2. Go to township meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
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    Use our checklist.
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⚡ Your electric company

Commonwealth Edison Co. (company).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Illinois.