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Proposed data centers in Illinois
22 proposed data centers are on the record in Illinois. By county, then name.
- 300 West Adams Data Center Conversion (Gabal, Chicago Loop)Cook County · Unsized
- Hartrey Avenue Data Center (1265 Hartrey Ave)Cook County · Unsized
- Nexstar/WGN Elk Grove Data Center CampusCook County · Campus
- Related Digital Chicago Campus (South Works)Cook County · Campus · 1.0 GW
- Robbins Resource Recovery Center (former incinerator site)Cook County · Unsized
- Stream Elk Grove Data CenterCook County · Campus
- KARIS DeKalb Campus (Peace and Gurler Roads)DeKalb County · Campus
- Project Vector (Edged / Endeavour Energy, DeKalb)DeKalb County · Unsized
- Canton Data Center and Solar Farm (Donato Solar, West Hickory Street)Fulton County · Edge · 5 MW
- Aligned Coal City Data Center CampusGrundy County · Campus
- Equinix Minooka Data Center (CH8)Grundy County · Unsized
- Grundy County Data CenterGrundy County · Campus · 1.0 GW
- Batavia Data Center (Hut 8, 1780 Hubbard Ave.)Kane County · Mid-size · 50 MW
- Constellation Data Center (Essex)Kankakee County · Unsized
- Plano Skies Data Center Campus (Savion)Kendall County · Campus
- Project Cardinal Data Center (Pioneer Development)Kendall County · Campus · 1.8 GW
- Project Steel Data Center (Prologis)Kendall County · Unsized
- Hut 8 Logan Prairie Data CenterLogan County · Campus · 500 MW
- CyrusOne Sangamon Data Campus (near Waverly)Sangamon County · Campus · 600 MW
- Delavan Data Center (proposed, former Caterpillar site)Tazewell County · Unsized
- Blackstone Chicago West CampusWill County · Campus · 1.0 GW
- Monarch Energy Rock Air Data CenterWinnebago County · Campus · 1.4 GW
Data centers under construction in Illinois
22 data centers are under construction in Illinois. By county, then name.
- 1547 Chicago Midway Technology CenterCook County · Unsized
- Aligned Chicago Metro CampusCook County · Campus
- Aligned Data Centers Chicago WestCook County · Large · 108 MW
- CloudHQ Elk Grove Hyperscale CampusCook County · Campus
- Compass Datacenters Hoffman Estates Campus (former Sears HQ)Cook County · Campus
- CoreWeave Elk Grove Village GPU FarmCook County · Campus
- H5 Data Centers Chicago (Hastings)Cook County · Unsized
- HydraVault Data Center (2538 S Wabash Ave)Cook County · Mid-size · 20 MW
- Microsoft Elk Grove Village CampusCook County · Campus
- Microsoft Hoffman Estates CampusCook County · Campus
- ORD01 Data Center (TA Realty, Elk Grove Village)Cook County · Large · 250 MW
- Prime Data Centers Chicago CampusCook County · Large · 175 MW
- Prime Data Centers Chicago West CampusCook County · Large · 270 MW
- Stack Infrastructure Chicago Elk GroveCook County · Mid-size · 36 MW
- T5 Northlake Data Center (T5@Chicago III)Cook County · Mid-size · 36 MW
- Connect Data Centers Carol StreamDuPage County · Mid-size · 10 MW
- CyrusOne AuroraDuPage County · Mid-size · 40 MW
- CyrusOne DuPage Data CenterDuPage County · Large · 175 MW
- CyrusOne Wood Dale (CHI6)DuPage County · Mid-size · 18 MW
- CyrusOne Aurora Illinois CampusKendall County · Mid-size · 40 MW
- CyrusOne Yorkville CampusKendall County · Campus
- Grayslake Data Center Campus (T5 @ Chicago IV)Lake County · Campus · 1.6 GW
Data centers operating in Illinois
80 data centers are operating in Illinois. By county, then name.
- National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsChampaign County · Institutional
- NCSA Delta Computing CenterChampaign County · Institutional
- UIUC National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)Champaign County · Mid-size · 24 MW
- 1547 Critical Systems CHIL2 (725 S Wells)Cook County · Edge · 7 MW
- 350 E Cermak (Lakeside Technology Center)Cook County · Mid-size
- 365 Data Centers Chicago CH6Cook County · Colocation
- 800 E. Devon Ave. Data Center (GI Partners, Elk Grove Village)Cook County · Small
- Aligned Chicago Northlake CampusCook County · Mid-size
- Aligned Data Center - Chicago ORD-02Cook County · Mid-size · 36 MW
- Centersquare Elk Grove Village Data Center Campus ORD2Cook County · Mid-size · 50 MW
- Cloudflare Edge PoP ChicagoCook County · Large
- Cogent Communications Chicago PoPCook County · Network
- Colocation America ChicagoDC1Cook County · Colocation
- Comcast Chicago Midwest HubCook County · Edge · 5 MW
- Corelink Chicago LoopCook County · Small
- CoreSite Chicago CH1 CampusCook County · Mid-size
- CoreWeave Chicago GPUCook County · Large
- Crown Castle Fiber Chicago (725 S Wells)Cook County · Small
- Cyxtera Chicago Downtown CampusCook County · Edge · 9 MW
- DataBank Chicago DowntownCook County · Colocation
- DataBank ORD1 ChicagoCook County · Edge · 1 MW
- Digital Realty CHI-04 Franklin ParkCook County · Mid-size · 36 MW
- Digital Realty CHI-05 Elk Grove VillageCook County · Mid-size
- Digital Realty Chicago 350 CermakCook County · Mid-size
- Digital Realty Chicago Elk Grove CampusCook County · Mid-size
- Digital Realty Chicago Franklin ParkCook County · Mid-size
- EdgeConneX CHI01 Elk Grove VillageCook County · Mid-size · 20 MW
- Equinix CH2 ChicagoCook County · Mid-size
- Equinix CH3 ChicagoCook County · Mid-size
- Equinix CH4 ChicagoCook County · Mid-size
- Equinix CH5 Elk Grove VillageCook County · Mid-size
- Equinix Chicago Campus CH1-CH4Cook County · Edge · 8 MW
- Equinix Metal Bare Metal Cloud ChicagoCook County · Edge · 4 MW
- GigeNet Chicago Data Center (545 E Algonquin Rd, Arlington Heights)Cook County · Small
- Google Cloud Edge ChicagoCook County · Mid-size
- Iron Mountain CHI-1 Des PlainesCook County · Mid-size · 36 MW
- Lumen Chicago 1 (111 N Canal)Cook County · Network
- Metro Edge IMD1 (Illinois Medical District)Cook County · Small
- Microsoft Chicago CampusCook County · Large · 100 MW
- Netrality Chicago 717 S WellsCook County · Small
- Oracle Cloud Chicago CampusCook County · Large
- QTS Chicago CampusCook County · Mid-size · 40 MW
- QTS Chicago Metro CampusCook County · Mid-size · 24 MW
- QTS Hillside CampusCook County · Large
- Rackspace Chicago Data CenterCook County · Mid-size · 56 MW
- Rackspace Chicago Enterprise CenterCook County · Colocation
- Rackspace ORD1 Elk Grove VillageCook County · Mid-size · 56 MW
- ServerFarm Chicago CHI1Cook County · Mid-size · 22 MW
- Skybox Chicago ICook County · Mid-size · 30 MW
- Steadfast Networks 350 CermakCook County · Edge · 1 MW
- Stream Data Centers ChicagoCook County · Mid-size · 32 MW
- Summit Chicago (350 Cermak, ex-Deft)Cook County · Small
- T5 Chicago ICook County · Mid-size · 20 MW
- TierPoint Chicago Polk Data CenterCook County · Colocation
- University of Chicago ComputingCook County · Mid-size
- Vapor IO Kinetic Edge ChicagoCook County · Colocation
- Verizon Chicago Metro CenterCook County · Network
- Zayo Chicago 600 S FederalCook County · Network
- Meta DeKalb Data CenterDeKalb County · Large
- Argonne Leadership Computing FacilityDuPage County · Institutional
- CenterSquare ORD4 (Lisle)DuPage County · Edge · 6 MW
- DuPage County Cloud CenterDuPage County · Mid-size
- Edged Chicago ORD01DuPage County · Mid-size · 24 MW
- Element Critical CH2DuPage County · Small
- Element Critical Chicago CHI1DuPage County · Edge · 7 MW
- Equinix Chicago Data CH7DuPage County · Mid-size
- NTT Chicago CH1DuPage County · Mid-size · 36 MW
- NTT Global Chicago Metro CampusDuPage County · Mid-size · 36 MW
- SBA Edge Discovery Data CenterDuPage County · Small
- Sungard AS Chicago Metro Recovery CenterDuPage County · Colocation
- US Signal Chicago Data CenterDuPage County · Colocation
- US Signal Chicago Suburban CampusDuPage County · Colocation
- CME Group Trading ITKane County · Mid-size · 20 MW
- DataCanopy Chicago (Aurora)Kane County · Mid-size · 49 MW
- Fermilab Scientific Computing CenterKane County · Small
- Lincoln Rackhouse Chicago WholesaleKane County · Colocation
- Chirisa Volo Technology Park (YLO-01/YLO-02)Lake County · Mid-size · 28 MW
- OSF Healthcare System Data CenterPeoria County · Institutional
- Pearl Technology Peoria Data CenterPeoria County · Small
- Sangha Systems Hennepin (82 River North)Putnam County · Mid-size · 82 MW
Projects stopped or paused
21 proposed projects in Illinois were voted down, withdrawn, canceled or held by a moratorium. Each project’s page links the source for how it ended.
- Eagle Rock Meridian Technology ParkChristian County · Campus · 1.0 GWCanceled
- Rochelle Data Center (Midwest Power Investors)Ogle County · Mid-size · 48 MWCanceled
- Karis Critical Hoffman Estates Data CenterCook County · Mid-size · 36 MWWithdrawn
- Karis Critical Naperville Data CenterDuPage County · Mid-size · 36 MWCanceled
- Microsoft Plano Data CenterKendall CountySuspended
- Star Innovation District Data Center (Lockport)Will CountyCanceled
- Elgin Data Center MoratoriumKane CountyBlocked by moratorium
- Galesburg Data Center MoratoriumKnox CountyBlocked by moratorium
- Pekin Technology Park (Lutticken Property)Tazewell CountyWithdrawn
- South Elgin Data Center (Kenyon Rd & Route 25)Kane CountyCanceled
- Exelon Braidwood IL DCWill CountySuspended
- Rising Edge Data Center (Clean Cloud Energy)Champaign CountyWithdrawn
- Lake County Data Center MoratoriumLake CountyBlocked by moratorium
- Meyer Data Center (Yorkville Nexus V LLC / Green Door Capital)Kendall CountyWithdrawn
- CloudCenters Lisle Data CenterDuPage CountyWithdrawn
- Peace Road Boutique Data Center and Solar (Donato Solar, DeKalb)DeKalb CountyCanceled
- Brennan Investment Group Barrington Hills Data CenterCook CountyWithdrawn
- Cloverleaf Troy Data CenterMadison CountyWithdrawn
- Normal Data Center MoratoriumMcLean CountyBlocked by moratorium
- Lawrence County Data Center MoratoriumLawrence CountyBlocked by moratorium
- Digital Realty Hawthorne Race Course Data CenterCook CountyBlocked by moratorium
Code-named projects in Illinois
Developers often file under a code name before the company behind a project goes public. These are the ones on the record in Illinois, with the operator where it’s been named.
Closest to protected land
- Related Digital Chicago Campus (South Works)Cook County · Campus · 1.0 GW4.6 mi
- Robbins Resource Recovery Center (former incinerator site)Cook County · Unsized5.6 mi
- University of Chicago ComputingCook County · Mid-size6.5 mi
- 1547 Chicago Midway Technology CenterCook County · Unsized7.0 mi
Distance is to the boundary of the nearest protected unit; open a facility to see which.
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Every tracked facility in Illinois
124 facilities across 17 counties, the busiest first. Open a county to see its facilities; each one opens its own record.
Cook County 6 proposed 15 under construction 55 operating76
- 1547 Chicago Midway Technology CenterUnsized
- Aligned Chicago Metro CampusCampus
- Aligned Data Centers Chicago WestLarge · 108 MW
- CloudHQ Elk Grove Hyperscale CampusCampus
- Compass Datacenters Hoffman Estates Campus (former Sears HQ)Campus
- CoreWeave Elk Grove Village GPU FarmCampus
- H5 Data Centers Chicago (Hastings)Unsized
- HydraVault Data Center (2538 S Wabash Ave)Mid-size · 20 MW
- Microsoft Elk Grove Village CampusCampus
- Microsoft Hoffman Estates CampusCampus
- ORD01 Data Center (TA Realty, Elk Grove Village)Large · 250 MW
- Prime Data Centers Chicago CampusLarge · 175 MW
- Prime Data Centers Chicago West CampusLarge · 270 MW
- Stack Infrastructure Chicago Elk GroveMid-size · 36 MW
- T5 Northlake Data Center (T5@Chicago III)Mid-size · 36 MW
- 300 West Adams Data Center Conversion (Gabal, Chicago Loop)Unsized
- Hartrey Avenue Data Center (1265 Hartrey Ave)Unsized
- Nexstar/WGN Elk Grove Data Center CampusCampus
- Related Digital Chicago Campus (South Works)Campus · 1.0 GW
- Robbins Resource Recovery Center (former incinerator site)Unsized
- Stream Elk Grove Data CenterCampus
- 1547 Critical Systems CHIL2 (725 S Wells)Edge · 7 MW
- 350 E Cermak (Lakeside Technology Center)Mid-size
- 365 Data Centers Chicago CH6Colocation
- 800 E. Devon Ave. Data Center (GI Partners, Elk Grove Village)Small
- Aligned Chicago Northlake CampusMid-size
- Aligned Data Center - Chicago ORD-02Mid-size · 36 MW
- Centersquare Elk Grove Village Data Center Campus ORD2Mid-size · 50 MW
- Cloudflare Edge PoP ChicagoLarge
- Cogent Communications Chicago PoPNetwork
- Colocation America ChicagoDC1Colocation
- Comcast Chicago Midwest HubEdge · 5 MW
- Corelink Chicago LoopSmall
- CoreSite Chicago CH1 CampusMid-size
- CoreWeave Chicago GPULarge
- Crown Castle Fiber Chicago (725 S Wells)Small
- Cyxtera Chicago Downtown CampusEdge · 9 MW
- DataBank Chicago DowntownColocation
- DataBank ORD1 ChicagoEdge · 1 MW
- Digital Realty CHI-04 Franklin ParkMid-size · 36 MW
- Digital Realty CHI-05 Elk Grove VillageMid-size
- Digital Realty Chicago 350 CermakMid-size
- Digital Realty Chicago Elk Grove CampusMid-size
- Digital Realty Chicago Franklin ParkMid-size
- EdgeConneX CHI01 Elk Grove VillageMid-size · 20 MW
- Equinix CH2 ChicagoMid-size
- Equinix CH3 ChicagoMid-size
- Equinix CH4 ChicagoMid-size
- Equinix CH5 Elk Grove VillageMid-size
- Equinix Chicago Campus CH1-CH4Edge · 8 MW
- Equinix Metal Bare Metal Cloud ChicagoEdge · 4 MW
- GigeNet Chicago Data Center (545 E Algonquin Rd, Arlington Heights)Small
- Google Cloud Edge ChicagoMid-size
- Iron Mountain CHI-1 Des PlainesMid-size · 36 MW
- Lumen Chicago 1 (111 N Canal)Network
- Metro Edge IMD1 (Illinois Medical District)Small
- Microsoft Chicago CampusLarge · 100 MW
- Netrality Chicago 717 S WellsSmall
- Oracle Cloud Chicago CampusLarge
- QTS Chicago CampusMid-size · 40 MW
- QTS Chicago Metro CampusMid-size · 24 MW
- QTS Hillside CampusLarge
- Rackspace Chicago Data CenterMid-size · 56 MW
- Rackspace Chicago Enterprise CenterColocation
- Rackspace ORD1 Elk Grove VillageMid-size · 56 MW
- ServerFarm Chicago CHI1Mid-size · 22 MW
- Skybox Chicago IMid-size · 30 MW
- Steadfast Networks 350 CermakEdge · 1 MW
- Stream Data Centers ChicagoMid-size · 32 MW
- Summit Chicago (350 Cermak, ex-Deft)Small
- T5 Chicago IMid-size · 20 MW
- TierPoint Chicago Polk Data CenterColocation
- University of Chicago ComputingMid-size
- Vapor IO Kinetic Edge ChicagoColocation
- Verizon Chicago Metro CenterNetwork
- Zayo Chicago 600 S FederalNetwork
DuPage County 4 under construction 13 operating17
- Connect Data Centers Carol StreamMid-size · 10 MW
- CyrusOne AuroraMid-size · 40 MW
- CyrusOne DuPage Data CenterLarge · 175 MW
- CyrusOne Wood Dale (CHI6)Mid-size · 18 MW
- Argonne Leadership Computing FacilityInstitutional
- CenterSquare ORD4 (Lisle)Edge · 6 MW
- DuPage County Cloud CenterMid-size
- Edged Chicago ORD01Mid-size · 24 MW
- Element Critical CH2Small
- Element Critical Chicago CHI1Edge · 7 MW
- Equinix Chicago Data CH7Mid-size
- NTT Chicago CH1Mid-size · 36 MW
- NTT Global Chicago Metro CampusMid-size · 36 MW
- SBA Edge Discovery Data CenterSmall
- Sungard AS Chicago Metro Recovery CenterColocation
- US Signal Chicago Data CenterColocation
- US Signal Chicago Suburban CampusColocation
Kane County 1 proposed 4 operating5
Kendall County 3 proposed 2 under construction5
Champaign County 3 operating3
DeKalb County 2 proposed 1 operating3
Grundy County 3 proposed3
Lake County 1 under construction 1 operating2
Peoria County 2 operating2
Fulton County 1 proposed1
Kankakee County 1 proposed1
Logan County 1 proposed1
Putnam County 1 operating1
Sangamon County 1 proposed1
Tazewell County 1 proposed1
Will County 1 proposed1
Winnebago County 1 proposed1
Data centers in Illinois: common questions
- How many data centers are in Illinois?
- More Than Just Parks tracks 124 active data center facilities in Illinois, each citing a public source: 80 operating, 22 under construction and 22 proposed. 21 more were canceled, withdrawn, suspended or blocked.
- How much electricity do Illinois's data centers use?
- We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: about six in ten facilities here never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of Illinois's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.
- Are Illinois data centers near protected land?
- 4 of the tracked facilities in Illinois sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; none sit within a single mile.
- Which county in Illinois has the most data centers?
- Cook County has the most, with 76 tracked data centers, followed by DuPage County (17) and Kane County (5).
- Are there proposed data centers in Illinois?
- Yes. We track 22 proposed data centers in Illinois, including Project Cardinal Data Center (Pioneer Development), Monarch Energy Rock Air Data Center and Related Digital Chicago Campus (South Works). 2 of them sit within 10 miles of protected public land.
- Who is building data centers in Illinois?
- The most active operators in Illinois are CyrusOne (7 sites), Digital Realty (7 sites) and Equinix (7 sites), counted by sites, not megawatts.
Every facility on this page cites a public record we can link to: industry reporting, facility trackers, company announcements, and local planning and utility filings, cross-referenced against protected public land. Part of the Data Center Tracker from More Than Just Parks. A facility shows a capacity only where its own source states one.
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