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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

SHA-256: ca0db6017e3ebbe55ff360f6af737cebbc9907141752858cff158bca99138dc8

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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

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary

    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: 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

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Corroborating

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/
  2. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/
  3. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Corroborating

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/
  2. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/
  3. 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

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Corroborating

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/
  2. Good news from DeKalb!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2022-04-27 · Primary

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2022/04/good-news-from-dekalb/
  3. 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

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. DeKalb, we are online!

    Meta Data Centers · Document date: 2023-11-29 · Primary

    https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

Investment Commitment

$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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