Project Hawkeye data center proposal nears city council discussion

Name: Project Hawkeye data center proposal nears city council discussion
Uploaded: 2026-10-26T21:31:17.000Z
Duration: 38 s
Description: Belvidere aldermen are scheduled to discuss Project Hawkeye, a proposed three-gigawatt hyperscale data center near Genoa Road and Interstate 90. Chicago-based Datawatt Energy is developing the facility.

News Clip0:38Eyewitness News WTVO WQRF (MyStateline)·Belvidere, Boone County, IL·10/26/2026

Belvidere aldermen are scheduled to discuss Project Hawkeye, a proposed three-gigawatt hyperscale data center near Genoa Road and Interstate 90. Chicago-based Datawatt Energy is developing the facility.

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Gov: Belvidere City Council

Belvidere aldermen are scheduled to discuss a proposed hyperscale data center known as “Project Hawkeye” during a City Council meeting Monday evening. Chicago-based Datawatt Energy is developing the three-gigawatt facility, which is planned for construction on Genoa Road near Interstate 90.

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