Illinois

Illinois hosts 34 documented datacenter projects representing $48.3B in announced investment and 10.4 GW of power capacity.

State Overview 34 documented projects
$48.3B
Announced Investment
10.4 GW
Planned Power Capacity
#14
Investment Rank
#8
Power Rank

Project Status Breakdown

Operational
14
41% of projects
Planned
12
35% of projects
Under Construction
6
18% of projects
Canceled
2
6% of projects

All Projects in Illinois

34 projects
Project Location Investment Power Status
Joliet Technology Center
Joliet Technology Center LLC
Joliet $20.0B 1.8 GW Planned
Compass Datacenters - Hoffman Estates (Former Sears HQ)
Compass Datacenters
Hoffman Estates $10.0B 500 MW Under Construction
Hut 8 - Logan Prairie Data Center
Hut 8
Latham $5.0B 500 MW Planned
Prologis - Yorkville Project Steel
Prologis, L.P.
Yorkville $4.8B 680 MW Planned
CloudHQ ORD Campus - Mount Prospect
CloudHQ
Mount Prospect $2.5B 252 MW Under Construction
Meta DeKalb Data Center Campus
Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook)
DeKalb $1.0B 200 MW Operational
Prime Data Centers - Chicago ORD Campus
Prime Data Centers
Chicago $1.0B 175 MW Operational
Microsoft Azure North Central US - Northlake
Microsoft
Northlake $500M 198 MW Operational
Microsoft Plano Campus
Microsoft
Plano $500M 71 MW Planned
T5 Chicago III - Northlake
T5 Data Centers
Northlake $500M 36 MW Under Construction
CyrusOne - Sangamon County Waverly Data Center
CyrusOne
Waverly $500M 600 MW Planned
CyrusOne Aurora Campus
CyrusOne
Aurora $350M 40 MW Under Construction
Digital Realty - Franklin Park Campus (ORD12-14)
Digital Realty
Franklin Park $350M N/A Operational
Metro Edge - Illinois Medical District
Metro Edge Development Partners
Chicago $257M 53 MW Planned
T5 Chicago V - Elk Grove Village
T5 Data Centers
Elk Grove Village $252M 36 MW Planned
Google Cloud - CME Group Aurora Private Cloud
Google Cloud, CME Group
Aurora $250M 40 MW Under Construction
Stream Data Centers - Chicago II
Stream Data Centers
Elk Grove Village $224M 32 MW Operational
CoreSite CH2
CoreSite
Chicago $200M 18 MW Operational
CoreSite CH1
CoreSite
Chicago $126M 18 MW Operational
T5 @ Chicago IV - Grayslake Campus
T5 Data Centers
Grayslake N/A 1.2 GW Planned
Pioneer Development - Yorkville Project Cardinal
Pioneer Development, LLC
Yorkville N/A 1.8 GW Planned
Edged Energy Aurora Campus
Edged Energy, Seefried Properties
Aurora N/A 96 MW Operational
Microsoft Cherry Valley Campus
Microsoft
Cherry Valley N/A 71 MW Planned
Aligned Data Centers - Northlake Campus
Aligned Data Centers
Northlake N/A 100 MW Operational
Aligned Data Centers - Elk Grove Village Campus
Aligned Data Centers
Elk Grove Village N/A 100 MW Planned
NTT Global Data Centers - Itasca CH1
NTT DATA
Itasca N/A 36 MW Operational
Stream Data Centers - Chicago I
Stream Data Centers
Elk Grove Village N/A 31 MW Operational
Stream Data Centers - Chicago III (ORDC)
Stream Data Centers
Elk Grove Village N/A 40 MW Under Construction
QTS Chicago Data Center
QTS Data Centers
Chicago N/A 40 MW Operational
Digital Realty - ORD10 (350 East Cermak)
Digital Realty
Chicago N/A 109 MW Operational
Iron Mountain CHI-1
Iron Mountain
Des Plaines N/A 36 MW Operational
Tract - Morris Technology Park
Tract, Commonwealth Edison Company
Morris N/A 1.0 GW Planned
Western Hospitality Partners - Pekin Technology Park
Western Hospitality Partners
Pekin N/A N/A Canceled
Cloverleaf Infrastructure - Troy Data Center
Cloverleaf Infrastructure
Troy N/A 500 MW Canceled

Illinois Data Center Infrastructure

Illinois hosts 34 documented datacenter projects representing $48.3B in disclosed investment and 10.4 GW of power capacity.

Key Statistics

MetricValue
Total Projects34
Total Investment$48.3B
Total Power Capacity10.4 GW
Investment Rank#14
Power Rank#8
Grid OperatorPJM/MISO

Project Status Breakdown

  • Operational: 14 projects
  • Planned: 8 projects
  • Under Construction: 6 projects

Top Projects

Compass Datacenters - Hoffman Estates (Former Sears HQ)

  • Location: Hoffman Estates
  • Investment: $10.0B
  • Power: 500 MW
  • Status: Under Construction
  • Sponsors: Compass Datacenters

CloudHQ ORD Campus - Mount Prospect

  • Location: Mount Prospect
  • Investment: $2.5B
  • Power: 252 MW
  • Status: Under Construction
  • Sponsors: CloudHQ

Meta DeKalb Data Center Campus

  • Location: DeKalb
  • Investment: $1.0B
  • Power: 200 MW
  • Status: Operational
  • Sponsors: Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook)

Microsoft Azure North Central US - Northlake

  • Location: Northlake
  • Investment: $500M
  • Power: N/A
  • Status: Operational
  • Sponsors: Microsoft

CyrusOne Aurora Campus

  • Location: Aurora
  • Investment: $350M
  • Power: 18 MW
  • Status: Under Construction
  • Sponsors: CyrusOne

Metro Edge - Illinois Medical District

  • Location: Chicago
  • Investment: $257M
  • Power: N/A
  • Status: Planned
  • Sponsors: Metro Edge Development Partners

T5 @ Chicago IV - Grayslake Campus

  • Location: Grayslake
  • Investment: N/A
  • Power: 1.2 GW
  • Status: Planned
  • Sponsors: T5 Data Centers

Pioneer Development - Yorkville Project Cardinal

  • Location: Yorkville
  • Investment: N/A
  • Power: 1.8 GW
  • Status: Planned
  • Sponsors: Pioneer Development, LLC

Prologis - Yorkville Project Steel

  • Location: Yorkville
  • Investment: N/A
  • Power: N/A
  • Status: Planned
  • Sponsors: Prologis, L.P.

Edged Energy Aurora Campus

  • Location: Aurora
  • Investment: N/A
  • Power: 96 MW
  • Status: Operational
  • Sponsors: Edged Energy, Seefried Properties