Jodi Pollack, Morris Data Center Opposition Group organizer
Opposition group held community meeting at Morris Library
Data centers in Morris, Illinois
Morris has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. No city rule about data centers is on the record for Morris yet. Grundy County's own decisions are on the Grundy County page.
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The data center in Morris
Each row is one site with its stage, its latest dated entry and what its sources disclose. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed.
- Land
- 343 acresthird party estimate
- Power
- 1 GWthird party estimate
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Tenant
- Not disclosed
Where
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1 data center in Morris: proposed. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record; every pin here marks a town or the county.
What was said
Opposition concerned that Route six and Ridge Road area could become data center alley for Illinois
Every Illinois statement, by speaker
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Jodi Pollack, Morris Data Center Opposition Group organizer
Group concerned about electricity demand, water use, noise, lighting, property taxes and future development
The county and nearby counties
Disclosed figures
1 GW power
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Not disclosed | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 1 GW | 1 | 0 | 1 third party estimate | |
| Water, stated per day | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Water, stated per year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Permanent jobs | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record | |
| Tax each year | Not disclosed | 0 | 1 | Not disclosed by any of the 1 record |
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed | 1 | 1 GW | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed: water, jobs, tax each year |
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Morris is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Morris is cooled.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Data centers in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/il/grundy-county/morris, updated September 25, 2026.
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Data Center Record, "Data center records in Morris, Grundy County, Illinois", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/il/grundy-county/morris. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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- Place id
- us/il/grundy-county/morris
- Level
- city
- Census GEOID
- Not disclosed
- Rating value
- Not disclosed
- Scale word
- Not disclosed