Equinix CH Campus is a data center operated by Equinix in Chicago, IL, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 80.0 MW and is currently operational. It sits in the Chicago data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 50.4-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 Chicago — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Chicago — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Chicago's data center market comprises 235 tracked facilities totaling 2,034 MW, with Digital Realty commanding the largest footprint at 17 properties, followed by NTT and two unnamed operators at 6 facilities each. The market exhibits structural imbalance: a DCPI excess-power score of 44/100 masks a critical constraint rating of 56/100, indicating that available power capacity exists but cannot be efficiently deployed due to underlying infrastructure limitations. Recent conversion activity, including a Chicago Loop proposal to repurpose 300 West Adams Street and interest from five parties in an incinerator site conversion, suggests ongoing supply-side pressure from limited new construction options. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries direct implications for acquisition-focused investors. The unfavorable constraint score 56/100 signals that physical infrastructure—cooling, electrical…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
DC Hub tracks 81 operating generating units totalling 6,595 MW within about 50 km of Chicago, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
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