The project is a partnership between Hillwood, a Dallas-based real estate company owned by Ross Perot Jr., son of the 1992 presidential candidate, and PowerHouse Data Centers.
 

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More details emerge about proposed Joliet data center as final approval nears

Joliet wants to build the largest data center in Illinois right on top of an underground aquifer that’s running dry after 150 years of pumping. While this has alarmed people in Joliet, rapid advances in data center technology and water from Lake Michigan could make this project viable.

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