Chicago or Columbus for a data center?

DC Hub rates Chicago AVOID and Columbus AVOID for new data-center power. Both sit in PJM, where typical time to power is about 50 months (ISO-level).

Source: DC Hub Data Center Power Index, published Oct 7, 2026. DC Hub refreshed Oct 7, 2026. Data: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), CC BY 4.0.

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