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description: "MICROSOFT HOFFMAN ESTATES (CHI05) DATA CENTER: data center at LAKEWOOD BLVD, HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois, operated by Microsoft, on the PJM grid."
title: MICROSOFT CHI05 — HOFFMAN ESTATES Data Center
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# MICROSOFT CHI05 — HOFFMAN ESTATES Data Center

- Operator Microsoft
- Street LAKEWOOD BLVD

[HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, US](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove)

Last updated Oct 20, 2026

**MICROSOFT HOFFMAN ESTATES (CHI05) DATA CENTER** is a data center operated by Microsoft in HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, US.

City

HOFFMAN ESTATES

State

IL

[Country US](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us)

Source: DC Hub facilities registry · Last changed Oct 20, 2026, not re-checked since · Basis: cited ([what this means](https://dchub.cloud/data-sources))

## What changed

Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.

- Oct 20, 2026 — Operator set to Microsoft

## Market intelligence

[AVOID](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove "Full DCPI breakdown")

Elk Grove

[ISOPJM](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove)[DCPI composite20.9](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove)[Excess-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove)[ConstraintLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove)[Time-to-powerLocked](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove)

[Power outlook →](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/elk-grove "Power outlook for Elk Grove") [Elk Grove market page →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/elk-grove)

## Market context

MICROSOFT HOFFMAN ESTATES (CHI05) DATA CENTER is one of 7 facilities DC Hub’s Elk Grove brief counts on the PJM grid. The closest tracked facility is Microsoft Data Center - Hoffman Estates, under 1 km away. [Read the Elk Grove market brief →](https://dchub.cloud/markets/elk-grove)

## Location

Street LAKEWOOD BLVD

Area HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, US

[Open the approximate area in OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/42.08/-88.13)

Approximate area (about 1 km)

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## Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationHOFFMAN ESTATES, US

## Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 65 operating generating units totalling 3,005 MW within about 50 km of HOFFMAN ESTATES, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas2,913 MW · 22 units · 97%

Utility-Scale Solar92 MW · 43 units · 3%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

## Other data centers nearby

Nearest first, by distance from this site.

- [Microsoft Data Center - Hoffman Estates](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-microsoft-data-center-hoffman-estates-376c8003) · Microsoft · under 1 km
- [MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/motorola-solutions-inc-40386b98) · about 7 km
- [ADP](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/adp-2c9858e3) · about 13 km
- [GigeNET CHI3](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/gigenet-gigenet-chi3-172edfaa) · GigeNET · about 13 km
- [T5 Chicago II](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/t5-data-centers-t5-chicago-ii-328fb922) · T5 Data Centers · about 14 km
- [T5 Chicago II Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/t5-data-centers-t5-chicago-ii-data-center-549bbdae) · T5 Data Centers · about 14 km

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**Question this page answers:** What is the operator, status and power context of MICROSOFT HOFFMAN ESTATES (CHI05) DATA CENTER in HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, US?

**Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="MICROSOFT HOFFMAN ESTATES (CHI05) DATA CENTER data center in HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL, US: operator, status and grid power context")`

**Cite as:** DC Hub (dchub.cloud), as of [the as_of date on the result].

Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · [Raw JSON](https://dchub.cloud/api/v1/facilities/microsoft-hoffman-estates-chi05-data-center-68ec3f45)

Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP `get_facility slug="microsoft-hoffman-estates-chi05-data-center-68ec3f45"` (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: [https://dchub.cloud/connect](https://dchub.cloud/connect) Schema, units and the population behind every count: [https://dchub.cloud/bind](https://dchub.cloud/bind)

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