Project Cardinal Data Center Campus

“One project would see 14 buildings totaling 1.8GW developed in the Kendall County city of Yorkville.”

“At the end of a nearly six-hour meeting, mostly filled with residents speaking against data center construction, the Yorkville City Council approved a 1,037-acre project it says will redefine the town's future.”

“fourteen (14) data center buildings totaling over 17 million square feet, two (2) electrical substations, a utility switchyard, and associated stormwater detention basins.”

“fourteen (14) data center buildings totaling over 17 million square feet, two (2) electrical substations, a utility switchyard, and associated stormwater detention basins.”

“The first building is slated for operation in 2029.”

“ComEd still needs to grant full power allocation to the sites for them to be finalized.”

“the data center will now utilize an air-cooled closed loop system, which dramatically reduces the amount of water used daily to around 42,500 gallons. Developers originally said it would use 350,000 gallons daily.”

“Aldermen questioned why Project Steel could not be like Project Cardinal, which will be using zero municipal water and is trucking in its own water for a closed-loop system.”

“the data center will now utilize an air-cooled closed loop system, which dramatically reduces the amount of water used daily to around 42,500 gallons. Developers originally said it would use 350,000 gallons daily.”

“The City Council on March 10 also approved a development agreement with Pioneer Development including a $51 million up-front offer to be paid over the next four years.”

“The only dissenting vote came from Alderman Rusty Corneils.”

“M-2 General Manufacturing District to facilitate the development of a state-of-the-art data center campus”

“The re-phasing of the project's 14 two-story warehouses comes in the wake of a litigation settlement between John Bryan, a resident living near the development site, the city and the developers, Pioneer Development, LLC and Matt McCarron.”

“The plaintiffs argue the city failed to notify immediate area residents of the plans to annex the unincorporated Kendall County land and rezone the property to manufacturing for data center construction.”