Rochelle Technology Center
Rochelle, IL
Source: Primary source
Rochelle Technology Center is a mapped data center in IL.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkRochelle Municipal Utilities — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Freeport News: Stephenson County considers a moratorium on data center, a local non-profit seeks input on life in northwest Illinois, and a program on chimney swifts promises to sweep you awayNorthern Public Radio· Aug 27, 2026
- Lincoln bans data centers, updates flood rules and reviews water connectionThe Valley Breeze· Aug 27, 2026
- Data centre water use almost doubled during Ireland's long, hot summer monthsThe Journal· Aug 23, 2026
- U.S. Rep. LaHood visits Rochelle, tours Wheatland TubeShaw Local· Aug 22, 2026
- NSW moved to shore up its $50b data centre pipeline. Councils are aghast.Capital Brief· Aug 19, 2026
- Manheim Borough looks to have data center regulations in place by end of OctoberLancasterOnline· Aug 14, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Illinois reported $983.2M in Data Center Investment Program — state & local sales/use tax exemption (20 ILCS 605/605-1025; administered by DCEO) (2019-2024 (27 certified data centers; cumulative estimated exemption value)) (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Rochelle Middle School in Rochelle, is 1.4 mi from this site (474 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.