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Champaign County

1 data center project we know about. 19 townships, villages and cities.

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Projects

Stopped or cancelled

Urbana Technology Hub (Thor Equities data center)

Urbana, Champaign County

🕒 July 15, 2026: A resident turned in petitions for a city charter change to ban very large data centers.

Local votes and rules

🗳️ Public vote · Urbana

Voters will decide a city charter change that would ban data centers that use more than 7.5 megawatts of power. A data center is proposed, and the developer is suing the city.

Nov 3, 2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Mad River

Township trustees changed the zoning rules to name data centers but not allow them in any zone. In practice, this bans new data centers.

Sept 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Urbana

Developer Thor Equities sued the city in federal court after the city paused data centers and changed its zoning. Thor had planned a $1 billion, 460,000-square-foot data center near Ohio 55 and U.S. 68.

June 19, 2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Urbana

City council repealed its 2025 rule that had allowed data centers in the M-1 manufacturing zone. News reports say this bans data centers in the city.

June 16, 2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Wayne

Township trustees changed the zoning rules to name data centers but not allow them in any zone. In practice, this bans new data centers.

April 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Urbana

City council passed a one-year pause (moratorium) on new big data centers. A developer (Thor Equities) has sued the city in federal court. It is set to end in March 2027.

March 3, 2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Goshen

Township trustees are considering a zoning change that would name data centers but not allow them in any zone. In practice, this would ban new data centers.

2026Source

🗺️ Zoning change · Urbana

Township trustees are considering a zoning change that would name data centers but not allow them in any zone. In practice, this would ban new data centers.

2026Source

🤝 Agreement with the company · Urbana

City council approved a tax break deal (Community Reinvestment Area agreement) with Thor Equities for its planned data center.

Nov 2025Source

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