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Data center campus · Unincorporated Laenna Township, about one to two miles west of Latham, Logan County, Illinois

Logan Prairie Data Center

Proposed as of July 31, 2026

Hut 8 Corp. proposes a 500 MW, $5 billion AI/cloud campus on farmland near Latham, which has gone through a contested county moratorium, an annexation attempt and tabled zoning applications. Also known as: Hut 8 Logan County data center.

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Power500MW reported · stated
Site200acres

Who is behind it

ProjectLogan Prairie Data CenterAlso: Hut 8 Logan County data center
Developer and teamHut 8 Corp.
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The county canceled its Aug. 6 zoning board meeting; the zoning officer said the applications were tabled and September was the earliest they could return if fixed and resubmitted. (Illinois Times, July 28, 2026)

  2. Latham's village attorney postponed the Aug. 3 meeting with no new date, saying the application had not been withdrawn. (Illinois Times, July 28, 2026; Blockspace Media, July 31, 2026)

  3. Hut 8 was reported seeking annexation into Latham with a community benefit agreement, with a village hearing and vote set for Aug. 3. (Illinois Times, July 22, 2026)

  4. The county zoning officer deemed Hut 8's land-use applications complete. (Illinois Times, July 2, 2026)

  5. The state's attorney advised the board the 12-month moratorium was invalid; a proposed data center zoning ordinance failed 5-6. (Illinois Times, July 2, 2026; Blockspace Media, July 31, 2026)

  6. The County Board approved a 12-month moratorium, 6-4. (Illinois Times, July 2, 2026; Blockspace Media, July 31, 2026)

  7. The Logan County Board approved a 60-day moratorium on data center applications. (Illinois Times, July 2, 2026)

  8. Hut 8 held a community open house on the project. (Hut 8 Corp., Feb. 4, 2026)

  9. Hut 8 withdrew its first county application at the county's request, saying it planned to resubmit (month reported as December). (Illinois Times, May 4, 2026; Illinois Times, July 2, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Site size reported as about 250 acres (May-July 2026) and about 200 acres (late July 2026); Hut 8's own page gives a 50-acre footprint.
  • Coordinates approximate, about a mile or two west of Latham.

The full record

Status note
County zoning applications were tabled after the state's attorney found technical errors in them, and Latham postponed its annexation vote; Hut 8 had not withdrawn its Latham application.
Power note
Developer figure for total capacity; Ameren/MISO interconnection studies not yet complete.
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.