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Meta DeKalb Data Center

PRJ-0020 · Site · DeKalb, Illinois, United States

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

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.

Headline: Not established in published records

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Current status · Operating and serving traffic

Actual · Meta DeKalb Data Center (Project)

Claim 2275 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

  2. Gov. Pritzker Celebrates Opening of Meta's DeKalb Data Center

    State of Illinois · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0138 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.illinois.gov/news/release.html?releaseid=28370

Groundbreaking year · 2020

Actual · Original two-building DeKalb program (Phase)

Claim 2276 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

  2. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Apr 27, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0134 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/

  3. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/

Original building count · 2 buildings

Actual · Original two-building DeKalb program (Phase)

Claim 2277 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Apr 27, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0134 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/

Expanded building count · 5 buildings

Actual · Five-building expansion (Phase)

Claim 2278 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Apr 27, 2022

  1. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Apr 27, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0134 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    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 · Recorded claim type: Transaction scope · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

  2. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Apr 27, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0134 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/

  3. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/

Operational jobs · 200 jobs

Forecast · Meta DeKalb Data Center (Project)

Claim 2280 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

  2. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Apr 27, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0134 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/

  3. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/

Peak construction workers · 1,200 workers

Actual · Meta DeKalb Data Center (Project)

Claim 2281 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

  2. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/

Site area · 500 acres

Reported rounded · Meta DeKalb Data Center (Project)

Claim 2282 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb Data Center

    Mortenson · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0137 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.mortenson.com/projects/dekalb-data-center

Contractor completion · December 2024

Actual · Five-building expansion (Phase)

Claim 2283 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb Data Center

    Mortenson · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0137 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.mortenson.com/projects/dekalb-data-center

Campus IT capacity · Undisclosed

Proposal · Meta DeKalb Data Center (Project)

Claim 2284 · Recorded claim type: Proposal · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

  2. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/asset/dekalb-data-center-info-sheet/

Illinois renewable additions · 295 MW

Actual · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio (Phase)

Claim 2285 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Apr 27, 2022

Headline treatment: Phase scope; not a whole-site figure

  1. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Apr 27, 2022 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0134 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    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 · Recorded claim type: Reported rounded · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Phase scope; not a whole-site figure

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

Illinois renewable additions · 765 MW

Actual · Illinois renewable-energy support portfolio (Phase)

Claim 2287 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

Headline treatment: Phase scope; not a whole-site figure

  1. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    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 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Nov 29, 2023 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0135 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/

  2. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    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 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    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 · Recorded claim type: Design · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. Meta's DeKalb Data Center info sheet

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: Not stated · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0136 · Fact sheet · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    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

Investment commitment

$1,000,000,000 · Not stated

Sources say more than $1B; no site financing structure disclosed.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Sponsor)

Sources (3)

Financing record 19; claim-specific source links appear in the exhibit sources where published.

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