Hut 8 Logan Prairie data center (west of Latham)
Also called: Logan Prairie Data Center LLC
Hut 8 wants a 500-megawatt, $5 billion data center on farmland west of the village of Latham (about 350 people). It says it would truck in cooling water and use about 9,000 gallons a day. The village vote was called off for lack of support.
Where things stand: Latham cancelled its Aug. 3, 2026 vote on annexing and rezoning the land because it lacked the votes. The request was not withdrawn and may return.
🕒 Latest update (July 2026): Village of Latham cancelled its Aug. 3 vote on annexing and rezoning the site.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 200 acres of farmland roughly one mile west of Latham, Latham, Logan County
- 🏢 CompanyHut 8 (Logan Prairie Data Center LLC)
- 🌳 Size200 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs500 megawatts (about as much as 400,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromAmeren Illinois power lines and nearby substations; needs Ameren and MISO grid studies.
- 💧 Water9,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop system; cooling water trucked in from outside the county
- 💵 Cost$5 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksCompany estimates up to $65 million a year in property taxes.
- 👷 Jobs promised200
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- When will Latham reschedule its vote, if at all? 🙋 I'll find out
- Who pays for any new power lines Ameren must build? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 2026Village of Latham cancelled its Aug. 3 vote on annexing and rezoning the site.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
The village board planned a hearing and vote on annexing and rezoning Hut 8's 500-megawatt data center site west of the village, with a deal paying the village $8-11 million a year. The vote was called off because it lacked the votes. The application was not withdrawn.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County board voted 6-4 for a 12-month pause on data center applications. In June the county's own lawyer (state's attorney) said it was invalid, because it had not first gone to the zoning board and public hearings. Hut 8 had threatened to sue.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County board paused data center applications for 60 days, after questions about Hut 8's planned $5 billion data center near Latham.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Logan Prairie · Hut 8 · 2026
- Hut 8's 500 MW Illinois data center stalls as Latham cancels zoning vote · Blockspace · July 2026
- Data center seeks zoning approval in Logan County · Illinois Times · 2026
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