FACILITY PROFILE · IL

Project Cardinal Data Center Campus

Pioneer Development LLC · Yorkville · IL

PROJECT FACTS

Facility overview

Permitted

Operator: Pioneer Development LLC
Location: Yorkville, Kendall, IL
Operating power capacity: Not publicly reported
Planned power capacity: 1,800.0 MW
AI classification: Likely
Source confidence: Confirmed
Reported energy source: grid
Reported utility: ComEd
Cooling system: closed_loop
Location accuracy: exact
Original announcement: Not publicly reported
Source record updated: 2026-08-03

Operating MW and planned MW are separate disclosures, not automatically additive. Blank values mean no established source figure; they do not mean zero. Geolocation may be approximate or represent multiple sites.

SOURCE DOCUMENTATION

Original source links

Project Cardinal Data Center Campus — City of Yorkville official permit page ↗2026-07-06

Yorkville data center approval after nearly 6-hour contentious City Council meeting ↗2026-07-06

Yorkville residents file lawsuit to halt Project Cardinal data center ↗2026-07-06

Yorkville council to consider settlement in Project Cardinal lawsuit ↗2026-07-06

Illinois Data Center Boom: $20B+ Approved in Two Weeks ↗2026-08-03

Which Illinois town approved what could be the state's largest data center? ↗2026-08-03

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