Eagle Rock Meridian Technology Park near Taylorville
Also called: Meridian Technology Park
Eagle Rock Partners wanted to build ten data center buildings using 1,000 megawatts on 475 acres near Taylorville. After big public opposition, it dropped the plan in August 2026 because its planned gas power plant may never be built.
Where things stand: Eagle Rock dropped the plan on Aug. 12, 2026, before filing for zoning. The county then passed a one-year pause on data centers.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 12, 2026): Eagle Rock said it was dropping the project, citing doubts the gas plant would be built.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 2 miles southwest of Taylorville along Route 48, south of E 1100 North Road and west of N 900 East Road, Bear Creek, Christian County
- 🏢 CompanyEagle Rock Partners
- 🌳 Size475 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,000 megawatts (about as much as 800,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPlanned to get power from the Lincoln Land Energy Center, a gas power plant proposed near Pawnee in Sangamon County that has not been built.
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling (developer)
- 💵 Cost$6 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised500
❓ Still unanswered
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- Will another developer try to use the Taylorville site? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 2, 2026Eagle Rock presented its plan at a county economic development session.
- June 16, 2026About 400 people, most opposed, came to the Christian County Board meeting.
- Aug 12, 2026Eagle Rock said it was dropping the project, citing doubts the gas plant would be built.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
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.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Eagle Rock proposes 1GW data center campus in Illinois' Christian County · Baxtel · June 4, 2026
- Developer wants to build state's largest data center in Christian County · Springfield Business Journal · June 24, 2026
- Data center developer abandons plans for Christian County · Illinois Times · Aug 12, 2026
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