Edged Chicago ORD01 — Aurora Data Center

Edged Chicago ORD01 is a data center operated by Edged in Aurora, IL, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Aurora data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 59.7-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.

Status
Operational
Market
Chicago
City
Aurora
State
IL
Country
US

Market intelligence

AVOID

Data Center Power Index verdict for Aurora — the market this facility sits in.

Full DCPI breakdown →

Market context

DC Hub analyst read on Aurora — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).

Aurora's data center market remains undersized and structurally constrained, with 19 tracked facilities totaling 130 MW across a fragmented operator base. CyrusOne commands the largest footprint with 7 facilities, though no single operator has achieved dominant market position; the remainder is split among smaller players including Agile Data Sites and multiple entities operating 1–2 sites each. The market has attracted developer attention—including a planned major project from a Denver-based developer—but this nascent expansion activity has triggered municipal resistance, with Aurora City Council cycling through data center restriction proposals and moratorium discussions before ultimately rejecting a full moratorium in favor of new regulations. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is a direct signal that the market presents unfavorable risk-return dynamics for acquisition-focused capital. With…

Location

Area Aurora, IL, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

MarketAurora
Grid operatorPJM
Data Center Power IndexAVOID
Est. time to power59.7 months
LocationAurora, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 107 operating generating units totalling 11,390 MW within about 50 km of Aurora, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas9,193 MW · 59 units · 81%
Nuclear1,885 MW · 2 units · 17%
Wind218 MW · 1 unit · 2%
Utility-Scale Solar94 MW · 45 units · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
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