April 5, 2026
West Texas Is Open for Business. Austin Is About to Set the Terms.Logan County, Illinois imposed a 60-day moratorium on Hut 8's proposed $5 billion, 500 MW campus.
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Logan County, IL
Logan County, Illinois is located in central Illinois and is not part of Texas's datacenter infrastructure, energy, or policy jurisdiction.
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April 4, 2026
Developers Who Own Their Power Are Writing the New Site Selection RulesLogan County, Illinois saw generation costs roughly double between 2020 and 2026; 250 residents showed up to oppose Hut 8's rezoning.
March 24, 2026
Texas Invited the AI Boom. The $14B Transmission Bill Is the Invoice.Logan County imposed a 60-day freeze.
March 20, 2026
Developers Stopped Waiting for the Grid. Now They're Building Around It.Logan County imposed a 60-day moratorium on Hut 8's $5B, 500-MW proposal after the company claimed $65 million in annual property tax revenue, roughly 10x CyrusOne's competing estimate for similar capacity in neighboring Sangamon County.
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