Data centers in Shelby County, Illinois
No data center in Shelby County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Decatur Brush College Road Data Center Proposal, 35 miles away, proposed. The nearest running is 710 North Tucker Carrier Hotel (Globe Building St. Louis) in Missouri, 91 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Shelby County
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Illinois and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
- Nearest one planned decaturil.gov (opens in a new tab) query feed
Decatur Brush College Road Data Center Proposal
Decatur, Macon County · ADM / Brush College Industrial Developer
Latest, July 30, 2026: Residents of Decatur raised concerns about a data center project at a town hall meeting.
35 miles from the center of Shelby County to the site.
- Nearest one running
710 North Tucker Carrier Hotel (Globe Building St. Louis)
St. Louis, St. Louis city · Hostirian
No dated entry on the record yet.
91 miles from the center of Shelby County to the site.
What Shelby County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
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| Shelby County | county | In Shelbyville, Shelby County (IL), Shelby County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session. youtube.com (opens in a new tab) query feed Jun 15, 20261 act on this rowEvery act on the Shelby County row
| 1 | 2026-10-27 |
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June 15, 2026 Shelbyville, IL Shelbyville council delays vote on proposed data center annexation
In Shelbyville, Shelby County (IL), Shelby County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
- Shelby County Board of Commissioners Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative auto captions, unchecked
">> As the doors to Wednesday's common council meeting opened, seats filled in. And with the annexation the only thing on the agenda, council members ultimately tabled the matter with some saying they need 30 more days to do environmental studies. Councelor Betsy Means Davis is on the fence about the project. >> I I'm really just dead in the middle. I I'm not afraid of the data center, but I also teach in a very rural community."
- Shelby County Board of Commissioners Official Deliberation Elected Official auto captions, unchecked
">> The Shelbyville Common Council will have a meeting on February 18th to vote on the annexation. We've reached out to the devel developer prologes for comment and we'll let you know when we hear back. Scott. >> All right, Alex. Thanks so much. Today we sat down with Senator Jim Banks and asked him about the growing number of data center plans here in Indiana. He told us he shares some of the residents worries. Senator Banks says he is glad"
- Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
">> If you you build these data centers and you see utility costs go way up and I understand why people are concerned about that. I mean a lot of this goes back to the the AI race and I mean this country is rapidly changing. We asked Senator Banks if he thought lawmakers should be working on data center legislation in DC."
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Questions about Shelby County
Is there a data center near Shelby County?
No data center in Shelby County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Decatur Brush College Road Data Center Proposal, 35 miles from the center of Shelby County to the site, proposed. The nearest running is 710 North Tucker Carrier Hotel (Globe Building St. Louis) in Missouri, 91 miles from the center of Shelby County to the site.
answered from the rows aboveIs Shelby County allowing new data centers?
Shelby County decides new data centers one at a time. The latest decision on the record: In Shelbyville, Shelby County (IL), Shelby County Board of Commissioners and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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