DataBank Chicago (ORD4) is a data center operated by DataBank in Oak Brook, IL, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 5.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Oak Brook data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 77.6-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Data Center Power Index verdict for Oak Brook — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Oak Brook — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Oak Brook's data center footprint remains modest at 17 MW across six tracked facilities, with no dominant operator—the market is fragmented across five players including Colocation America Corporation, DataBank operating two separate entities, New York Internet, and Serverfarm. The DCPI assessment reveals a critical imbalance: while the market scores 44/100 on excess power indicating available capacity, the constraint score of 57/100 signals severe physical infrastructure limitations that undermine that apparent surplus. This tension between available power and constrained delivery capacity is the defining characteristic of Oak Brook's current state. The AVOID verdict carries concrete implications for acquisition-focused investors and operators considering entry or expansion. A constraint score of 57/100 means that even facilities with spare megawatts cannot reliably deliver that power…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in Oak Brook tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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