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 Elk Grove data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 51.8-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 Elk Grove — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Elk Grove — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Elk Grove's data center footprint remains modest and structurally constrained. The market comprises six tracked facilities totaling 122 MW, with Digital Realty operating two sites and Compass Datacenters, T5, and the Elk Grove Village municipal operator each maintaining single-asset positions. The excess-power DCPI score of 44/100 sits well below the 60+ threshold that signals healthy capacity availability, while the constraint index of 51/100 reflects moderate—but meaningful—operational friction around grid interconnection and utility coordination. The DCPI verdict of AVOID carries direct implications for acquisition and expansion strategies. A constraint score above 50 signals that new operators or existing players seeking to add capacity will encounter non-trivial delays in power procurement and grid upgrades; this is not merely a cost factor but a timeline risk. The excess-power…
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