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description: Is Chicago a good data center market for power? DCPI verdict AVOID, score 21.9/100 (PJM), as of 2026-11-12. 1,383 MW tracked across all listings, unverified included (as of 2026-11-09). Grid, queue and deal context for 300+ markets.
title: "Chicago data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Chicago data center market

Power availability in Chicago: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 21.9 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 251 words · generated 2026-11-09 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

**Question this page answers:** How much power is available in the Chicago data center market?

**Answer it live over MCP:** `execute_plan(intent="how much power is available in the Chicago market for a data center")`

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

DCPI Score**21.9/100**

MW, all listings**1,383**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Chicago at a glance

Chicago has 821 MW operational among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are CoreWeave (150 MW), Stack Infrastructure (120 MW) and Digital Realty (102 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 821 |
| Total listed | 821 |

Source: DC Hub (dchub.cloud), facility records as of 2026-11-12. Verified sites that report MW only; blank means no MW reported. The "MW, all listings" tile above is a wider measure (every tracked site that reports MW, any status, unverified directory listings included), so it is larger than Total listed.

## Colocation lease rates in Chicago

Broker lease rates (CBRE/JLL): available on paid plans. Asking base rent per kW of critical IT capacity. Electricity is normally billed separately (metered pass-through), plus cross-connects and one-time fees. Signed deals, term and size change the number. Source: CBRE North America Data Center Trends H1 2026 (250+ kW): Chicago (figure on paid plans) [(link)](https://www.cbre.com/insights/books/north-america-data-center-trends-h1-2026)

Regulatory attention is mounting, with Illinois state leadership and local municipalities actively shaping development policy around future capacity expansion.

This verdict reflects the current state of power and supply dynamics—not market desirability or operator demand—but it does signal that siting or expanding capacity here will require direct engagement with utility infrastructure, interconnection queues, and potentially off-site power solutions.

Recent M&A activity shows selective institutional movement. Smaller operators and regional players appear less active in recent registry tracking, while hyperscaler investment patterns (visible in suburban land purchases noted in local reporting) suggest forward positioning ahead of clearer power-access pathways.

## Data centers in Chicago

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CoreWeave Chicago Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/coreweave-coreweave-chicago-campus-8262a0a7) | CoreWeave | Operational | 150 |
| [Equinix CH Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/equinix-equinix-ch-campus-1f90168a) | Equinix | Operational | 80 |
| [Stack Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/stack-infrastructure-stack-chicago-d30f0327) | Stack Infrastructure | Operational | 80 |
| [Digital Realty CHI Campus](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-chi-campus-24128507) | Digital Realty | Operational | 60 |
| [Prime Chicago 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/prime-data-centers-prime-chicago-1-ee69373f) | Prime Data Centers | Operational | 50 |
| [Switch Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/switch-switch-chicago-10cf5412) | Switch | Operational | 50 |
| [CloudHQ Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cloudhq-cloudhq-chicago-f6f44ffa) | CloudHQ | Operational | 48 |
| [STACK Chicago CHI01](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/stack-infrastructure-stack-chicago-chi01-092d0ec5) | Stack Infrastructure | Operational | 40 |
| [Stream Chicago 1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/stream-data-centers-stream-chicago-1-4a0e3e58) | Stream Data Centers | Operational | 40 |
| [ServerFarm Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/serverfarm-serverfarm-chicago-3223c7a3) | ServerFarm | Operational | 35 |
| [CME Group Data Center](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/cme-group-cme-group-data-center-2520bac1) | CME Group | Operational | 30 |
| [Aligned Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/aligned-aligned-chicago-84a5e3b6) | Aligned | Operational | 28 |
| [Netrality 1 South Wacker](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/netrality-netrality-1-south-wacker-01501680) | Netrality | Operational | 18 |
| [Stream Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/stream-stream-chicago-47d35caf) | Stream | Operational | 18 |
| [Element Critical Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/element-critical-element-critical-chicago-3dd8c64b) | Element Critical | Operational | 15 |
| [Digital Realty CH1](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-ch1-21aa5b41) | Digital Realty | Operational | 14 |
| [Digital Realty CH2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-ch2-6fb5e9b8) | Digital Realty | Operational | 14 |
| [Digital Realty CH3](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-ch3-975ad70f) | Digital Realty | Operational | 14 |
| [US Signal Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/us-signal-us-signal-chicago-a0412930) | US Signal | Operational | 12 |
| [TierPoint Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/tierpoint-tierpoint-chicago-b2142f63) | TierPoint | Operational | 10 |

Largest first by reported MW (blank where not reported). Unverified directory listings are not shown.

Browse every data center in [Illinois](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/in/us/illinois).

## More on Chicago

- [Chicago DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/chicago)
- [Chicago market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/chicago/brief)
- [Illinois data center market brief](https://dchub.cloud/states/illinois/brief)
- [Illinois data center tax incentives](https://dchub.cloud/states/illinois/data-center-incentives)

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