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Data center campus · Bear Creek Township near IL Route 48, about two miles southwest of Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Meridian Technology Park

Stalled as of July 29, 2026

Eagle Rock Partners has pitched a roughly 1 GW, $6 billion campus on about 475 acres outside Taylorville, but has filed no zoning request. Also known as: Eagle Rock Partners Christian County data center.

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Power1,000MW reported · stated
Site475acres

Who is behind it

ProjectMeridian Technology ParkAlso: Eagle Rock Partners Christian County data center
Developer and teamEagle Rock Partners
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Development of the planned gas plant shifted back to its original developer; Eagle Rock said it was evaluating options and had still filed no zoning application. (Illinois Times, July 29, 2026)

  2. Eagle Rock presented the project to the County Board before about 400 people, nearly all opposed; it said it had a power deal with the Lincoln Land Energy Center developer. (Springfield Business Journal, June 24, 2026)

  3. Plans for a 10-building, roughly 1,000 MW campus on 475 acres near Taylorville were reported ahead of a first County Board discussion; no formal proposal had been made. (Illinois Times, June 10, 2026)

  4. The Christian County Board decided not to vote on data center requests until its Zoning Board of Appeals holds hearings and recommends rules. (Illinois Times, July 29, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Coordinates approximate, about two miles southwest of Taylorville in Bear Creek Township along IL Route 48.
  • Investment reported as $6 billion (Springfield Business Journal, Illinois Times July 2026) and $6 billion to $8.8 billion (Illinois Times, June 2026).

The full record

Status note
No zoning application filed; the county will not vote on data center requests until its zoning board recommends rules (expected 2027), and the planned gas plant supplying power changed developers.
Power note
Developer states 1,000 to 1,100 MW (ten buildings of about 100 MW each); total power, not stated as IT load.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.