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Meta DeKalb Data Center
PRJ-0020 · Site · DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Captured 2026-09-06T04:12:23.441Z · Record last updated 2026-08-22
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Scope and capacity
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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Claims and exhibit sources
Current Status · Operating and serving traffic
actual · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2275 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/ - Gov. Pritzker Celebrates Opening of Meta's DeKalb Data Center
State of Illinois · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Corroborating
https://www.illinois.gov/news/release.html?releaseid=28370
Groundbreaking Year · 2020
actual · Original two-building DeKalb program (phase)
Claim 2276 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/ - Good news from DeKalb!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/ - Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Original Building Count · 2
actual · Original two-building DeKalb program (phase)
Claim 2277 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- Good news from DeKalb!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/
Expanded Building Count · 5
actual · Five-building expansion (phase)
Claim 2278 · Review: Approved · Claim date: 2022-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Good news from DeKalb!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/
Announced Investment · More than $1 billion
transaction scope · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2279 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/ - Good news from DeKalb!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/ - Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Operational Jobs · 200 jobs
forecast · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2280 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/ - Good news from DeKalb!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/ - Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Peak Construction Workers · 1,200 workers
actual · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2281 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/ - Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Site Area · 500 acres
reported rounded · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2282 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb Data Center
Mortenson · Document date: Not published · Primary
https://www.mortenson.com/projects/dekalb-data-center
Contractor Completion · December 2024
actual · Five-building expansion (phase)
Claim 2283 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb Data Center
Mortenson · Document date: Not published · Primary
https://www.mortenson.com/projects/dekalb-data-center
Campus It Capacity · Undisclosed
proposal · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2284 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/ - Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Illinois Renewable Additions · 295 MW
actual · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio (phase)
Claim 2285 · Review: Approved · Claim date: 2022-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
Headline treatment: Phase scope; not a whole-site figure
- Good news from DeKalb!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/
Illinois Renewable Additions · 300 MW
reported rounded · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio (phase)
Claim 2286 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
Headline treatment: Phase scope; not a whole-site figure
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/
Illinois Renewable Additions · 765 MW
actual · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio (phase)
Claim 2287 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
Headline treatment: Phase scope; not a whole-site figure
- Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Renewable Energy Matching · 100% Clean and renewable energy
actual · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2288 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- DeKalb, we are online!
Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/ - Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Corroborating
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Leed Status · Operational data center buildings achieve LEED Gold
actual · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2289 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Water Design · Reuses cooling water and captures/infiltrates rainwater
design · Meta DeKalb Data Center (project)
Claim 2290 · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not published
- Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet
Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not published · Primary
https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/
Counterparties and capital
Commonwealth Edison Company · Utility Provider · CMP-0087
Goldframe LLC · Owner · CMP-0084
Meta Platforms, Inc. · Operator · CMP-0083
Mortenson · Contractor · CMP-0085
$1,000,000,000 · Date not published
Sources say more than $1B; no site financing structure disclosed.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Sponsor)
Financing record 19; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.
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