MICROSOFT CORP-CHICAGO DATA CENTER is a data center in NORTHLAKE, IL, US. The facility is currently active. It sits in the Northlake data-center market on the PJM grid, which DC Hub's Data Center Power Index currently rates AVOID, with an estimated 33.8-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 Northlake — the market this facility sits in.
Full DCPI breakdown →DC Hub analyst read on Northlake — the market this facility sits in (full deep-dive →).
Northlake is a constrained market with 93 MW deployed across 13 facilities, but power remains the critical bottleneck. Aligned operates the largest footprint with 4 facilities, while Aligned Data Centers and Digital Realty each maintain secondary positions. Microsoft's presence—via both a dedicated Chicago facility and a shared Aligned platform—signals enterprise demand, yet total capacity remains modest relative to peer markets. The DCPI verdict of AVOID reflects a structural mismatch: excess-power scores only 43/100 while constraint exposure reaches 57/100. This inversion means incremental power infrastructure cannot absorb new workload at competitive terms. For acquisition-focused buyers, this translates to limited greenfield expansion optionality and elevated capex risk on colocation refreshes. Markets with similar constraint profiles—Spokane at 43/100 and New York at 61/100—have…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Comparable facilities in NORTHLAKE tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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