MICROSOFT CORP-CHICAGO DATA CENTER is a data center in NORTHLAKE, IL. 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 34.6-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 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's market is undersupplied relative to demand, with 260 MW across 13 tracked facilities facing severe power constraints that limit near-term expansion. The DCPI scoring reflects this tension: excess-power capacity rates at 43/100 indicating tight availability, while constraint scoring at 57/100 signals structural friction in development and operations. These metrics place Northlake in a fundamentally constrained growth environment where utility infrastructure becomes the binding variable, not competition or operator fragmentation. The AVOID verdict applies specifically to acquisition-focused investors seeking entry or portfolio additions. A constraint score of 57/100 means development costs, permitting timelines, and power interconnection lead times are above median, eroding typical margin assumptions in M&A scenarios. Buyers pricing deals assume future power availability that…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
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