Data center campus · Plano; west side of Eldamain Road near Corneils Road, north of the ComEd transmission lines, Kendall County, Illinois
Microsoft Plano site
Site zoned or marketed
as of Oct. 27, 2024
Plano annexed and rezoned about 500 acres on Eldamain Road in 2024 for a Microsoft data center, and the city and company hired an engineering firm to study the infrastructure needed.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site500acres
Who is behind it
ProjectMicrosoft Plano site
Developer and teamMicrosoft
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
Plano and Microsoft moved to hire HR Green for a six-month study of water, sewer and road needs at a cost of up to $45,436. (Shaw Local (Kendall County Now), Oct. 27, 2024)
Reporting said Microsoft was buying the roughly 500 acres, which Plano had recently annexed and rezoned to allow a data center. (DatacenterDynamics, April 25, 2024)
An annexation agreement for about 500 acres near Eldamain and Corneils roads was slated for the April 8 Plano City Council agenda; the city administrator said a data center had been discussed. (WSPY News, March 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- No Plano council minutes or ordinance numbers were opened; council vote tallies are unknown.
- No later public record (2025-2026) found when checked.
- Coordinates approximate, from the Eldamain Road location.
The full record
- Status note
- Land annexed and rezoned by Plano in 2024; the city and Microsoft then commissioned an infrastructure and traffic study. No site plan found.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)