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Logan Prairie Data Center

Latham, Illinois, United StatesDelayed
Evidence
Planned / design
500 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Hut 8’s Logan Prairie proposal is a 500 MW, three-data-hall campus on about 50 acres in Logan County, Illinois. It remains subject to local and utility approvals; Hut 8 estimates more than $5 billion of investment, 1,500 construction jobs and about 200 permanent jobs.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

500 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Early development; approval-dependentChanged or cancelled

3 buildings

Hut 8’s Logan Prairie proposal is a 500 MW, three-data-hall campus on about 50 acres in Logan County, Illinois. It remains subject to local and utility approvals; Hut 8 estimates more than $5 billion of investment, 1,500 construction jobs and about 200 permanent jobs.

Milestones (2)
Proposal presented to Logan County zoning and economic development committee

Jan 5, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked
Community open house held

Feb 4, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

Participants

Hut 8

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Capital & incentives

Capital claims

Reported investment

Reported rounded

$5,000,000,000

Source

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Logan Prairie Data Center | Latham | Illinois | US

Source

Site area

Actual

50 acres

Source

Building count

Actual

3 data halls

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Delayed

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

500 MW future full build site capacity; not measured operating IT load.

Source

Permanent jobs

Reported rounded

200 jobs

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

500 MW

Nearby high-voltage transmission and substations; approvals and upgrades required.

Other · Under review

Logan Prairie

Logan County

Feb 4, 2026

Sources (1)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.