DeKalb Meta Data Center is a data center operated by Meta in Rochelle, IL, US. The facility is currently operational. It sits in the Rochelle data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 52.6-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 Rochelle — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Rochelle — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Rochelle's data center footprint remains minimal, with only four tracked facilities totaling 0 MW of operational capacity. The market is dominated by three operators—ALLSTATE DATA CENTER, Meta, and Rochelle Municipal Utilities—each running a single asset, indicating fragmented and early-stage infrastructure development. No recent M&A activity has been tracked, suggesting limited investment momentum and capital deployment in the region. This dormant deal landscape contrasts sharply with national trends, where major players like BlackRock and Aligned Data Centers have executed tens of billions in infrastructure transactions. The DCPI verdict of AVOID is driven by two critical constraints that make Rochelle structurally unattractive for near-term capital deployment. The excess-power score of 44/100 signals inadequate or misaligned power supply relative to demand, while the constraint score…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around DeKalb Meta Data Center in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.
Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.
DC Hub tracks 76 operating generating units totalling 6,945 MW within about 50 km of Rochelle, 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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