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NTT DATA Chicago Data Center Campus
Partially operational · Itasca, Illinois, United States
Shared participant: Commonwealth Edison CompanySame market: Illinois, United States
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Meta DeKalb Data Center
DeKalb, Illinois, United StatesOperating / Stabilized
Capacity
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No public figure
Lead participant
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Operator
Last updated
Aug 22, 2026
Most recent public record update
About Meta DeKalb Data Center
Meta's DeKalb campus has served traffic since November 2023, and its main contractor reports completion in December 2024 after the original two-building plan expanded to five buildings.
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Projects sharing a market, utility, or organization.
Capacity
Operating capacity—An operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
Contracted Supply295 MWActual · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio
Contracted Supply300 MWReported Rounded · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio
Contracted Supply765 MWActual · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio
Development
3 phases · 4 milestonesOriginal two-building DeKalb programOperational
Original campus scope before the 2022 expansion.
2 buildings
Five-building expansionOperational
Building-specific RFS dates and IT MW remain undisclosed.
3 buildings
Illinois renewable-energy support portfolioOperational
Regional generation is not on-site capacity or a one-to-one campus supply figure.
Jan 1, 2020
Meta breaks ground in DeKalb
CompletedApr 27, 2022
Meta expands DeKalb from two to five buildings
CompletedNov 29, 2023
Meta DeKalb begins serving traffic
CompletedDec 1, 2024
Mortenson reports DeKalb campus completion
CompletedInfrastructure
Electric GridOperational
No authoritative campus MW figure found.
Renewable Energy SupplyReported Context
295 MW
Off-site projects; never assigned as DeKalb load or direct physical supply.
Renewable Energy SupplyReported Context
300 MW
Rounded historical portfolio figure; not added to or reconciled with 295 MW.
Renewable Energy SupplyReported Context
765 MW
Current broader Illinois portfolio context; not site capacity.
Cooling SystemOperational
Meta reports reuse, rainwater capture and water-efficient cooling; volumes undisclosed.
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Power & interconnection: 4Cooling & water: 1
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Published claims and their source links.
Current StatusOperating and serving trafficActual
Operating and serving traffic
Groundbreaking Year2020Actual
2020
Original Building Count2Actual
2
Expanded Building Count5Actual
5
Announced InvestmentMore than $1 billionTransaction Scope
More than $1 billion
Operational Jobs200 jobsForecast
200 jobs
Peak Construction Workers1,200 workersActual
1,200 workers
Site Area500 acresReported Rounded
500 acres
Contractor CompletionDecember 2024Actual
December 2024
Campus It CapacityUndisclosedProposal
Undisclosed
Illinois Renewable Additions295 MWActual
295 MW
Illinois Renewable Additions300 MWReported Rounded
300 MW
Illinois Renewable Additions765 MWActual
765 MW
Renewable Energy Matching100% Clean and renewable energyActual
100% Clean and renewable energy
Leed StatusOperational data center buildings achieve LEED GoldActual
Operational data center buildings achieve LEED Gold
Water DesignReuses cooling water and captures/infiltrates rainwaterDesign
Reuses cooling water and captures/infiltrates rainwater