Meta DeKalb Building 3 is a data center operated by Meta in DeKalb, IL, US. It carries a reported power capacity of 34.0 MW and is currently under construction. It sits in the Westmont data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 32.3-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 Westmont — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Westmont — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Westmont's data center footprint remains minimal and operationally constrained. The tracked market comprises just 6 facilities totaling 18 MW, with Equinix and its related entities controlling the majority of operational capacity across 4 of the 6 sites. The excess-power DCPI score of 31/100 signals severe undersupply relative to regional demand, while the constraint score of 66/100 indicates that infrastructure limitations—likely transmission capacity, cooling redundancy, or real estate availability—pose material risks to expansion. No recent M&A has registered in Westmont, underscoring its absence from the institutional deal wave currently reshaping larger regional hubs. The AVOID verdict carries specific implications for acquisition-focused investors. A constraint score of 66/100 places Westmont firmly in the high-friction category, meaning new entrants or expansion-stage operators…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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