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NTT DATA Chicago Data Center Campus

Itasca, Illinois, United StatesPartially operational
Evidence
Planned critical IT
200 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
Commonwealth Edison Company

Itasca’s April 2026 update forecast CH3 construction completion during 2026 and said CH4 sitework had started, with main construction anticipated in 2027. CH5 remained subject to approval; these statements do not establish that CH3 is operating or that CH4’s main construction has begun. NTT DATA Chicago Data Center Campus, also known as NTT Chicago Campus, is a data center project in Itasca, IL, US associated with NTT DATA. CH1, CH2 and CH3; NTT publishes more than 200 MW for the Chicago campus. Multi-building Midwest campus with diverse fiber, renewable-energy options and AI-density support. 36 MW is the current CH1 facility design within the existing Chicago campus profile. The operator separately markets more than 200 MW as the future campus envelope.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Design

200 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

36 MW

Source

Future campus envelope

Planned / design or future potential

200+ MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Operating facility and documented expansionPartially operational

36 MW is the current CH1 facility design within the existing Chicago campus profile. The operator separately markets more than 200 MW as the future campus envelope.

Participants

NTT DATA

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Other participants (1)
Commonwealth Edison Company

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

NTT Chicago Campus | Itasca | IL | US

Source

Location context

Actual

NTT Chicago Campus | Itasca | IL | US

Source

Site area

Actual

19 acres

Source

Technical specifications

Fiber entries

Design

3 entries

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

NTT DATA publishes 200 MW of critical IT capacity for this record boundary.

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

36 MW is the current CH1 facility design within the existing Chicago campus profile. The operator separately markets more than 200 MW as the future campus envelope.

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (3)
Electric grid

Energized

Multi-building Midwest campus with diverse fiber, renewable-energy options and AI-density support.

Cooling system

Operational

Cooling and efficiency claims remain limited to operator-described designs; no water use or delivered load is inferred.

Electric grid

Energized

36 MW IT design

ComEd/utility feeds serve CH1; 200+ MW is the campus plan.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

Related projects (1)
Meta DeKalb Data Center

Operating · DeKalb, Illinois, United States

Shared participant: Commonwealth Edison Company · Same market: Illinois, United States

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