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QTS Realty

QTS Chicago Metro Campus

Cook County, Illinois

Operating · first reported Aug 2020

~28mifrom the boundary ofIndiana Dunes National Park · location held to about a kilometer, so the distance is approximate
  • Capacity24 MWreported: “QTS Realty Trust has opened a massive data center on the site of the former Chicago Sun-Times printing plant. Initially, the facility will offer 133,000 sq ft of raised floor space and up to 24MW of power.”
  • FootprintMid-size
  • Grid regionPJM

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“QTS Realty Trust has opened a massive data center on the site of the former Chicago Sun-Times printing plant. Initially, the facility will offer 133,000 sq ft of raised floor space and up to 24MW of power.”
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