Microsoft - Azure Datacenter is a data center operated by Microsoft in Northlake, IL, US. The facility is currently operational. 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 57.0-month time-to-power. Operators should weigh interconnection risk here — the market screens constrained on grid headroom and time-to-power.
Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.
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 secondary market with limited scale and mounting infrastructure bottlenecks. The market spans 93 MW across 13 tracked facilities, positioning it well below peer markets like Elk Grove Village 125 MW, 31 facilities and making it a thin operator base. Aligned entities dominate with 6 of 13 facilities, while Microsoft and Digital Realty each hold single assets, indicating moderate consolidation around hyperscale and tier-one players. The absence of recent M&A tracked in the market signals minimal transaction velocity and suggests limited investor appetite for new entry or expansion. The DCPI verdict—excess power at 43/100 paired with constraint risk at 53/100—presents a material red flag for acquisition-focused investors. The constraint score of 53/100 is the operative concern: this signals real infrastructure strain, likely in grid interconnection, cooling…
Published DC Hub data for this location.
Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Microsoft - Azure Datacenter in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.
Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.
DC Hub tracks 59 operating generating units totalling 4,516 MW within about 50 km of Northlake, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.
Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.
Comparable facilities in Northlake tracked by DC Hub — compare power, operators, and grid context across the market.
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