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title: "Northlake data centers: power, grid and capacity | DC Hub"
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# Northlake data center market

Power availability in Northlake: DCPI verdict AVOID, composite score 19.9 of 100, as of 2026-11-12. Source: DC Hub.

Data Center Market Deep-Dive · 277 words · generated 2026-11-07 from live DC Hub data · DCPI live as of 2026-11-12

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

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

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DCPI Score**19.9/100**

MW, all listings**28**sum of the sites that report MW; most do notany status, unverified listings included

Verdict**AVOID**

## Northlake at a glance

Northlake has 28 MW operational among the verified sites DC Hub lists that report capacity, as of 2026-11-12. By listed capacity the largest operators are Aligned (28 MW).

Capacity by status, as of 2026-11-12

| Status | MW |
| --- | --- |
| Operational | 28 |
| Total listed | 28 |

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 Northlake

DC Hub does not hold a lease-rate figure for this market yet.

One tracked site reports operational megawattage, though aggregate capacity figures are not available across the market. The operator roster reflects regional consolidation, with single-site operators including Ascent, LLC and others alongside the dual-operator presence of Aligned entities and Microsoft's Chicago-based infrastructure.

This combination signals that available grid headroom is limited relative to existing demand, and spare generation capacity within tracked facilities remains modest. Together these readings suggest that securing incremental power supply to support new builds or expansions will face both grid-side and facility-side tightness.

Aligned Data Centers' substantial three-facility presence and Microsoft's two-site footprint represent the dominant infrastructure anchors; no incoming operators or facility acquisitions appear in the current transaction log.

Forward visibility hinges on whether grid upgrades or facility-level power augmentation projects move forward in the near term.

## Data centers in Northlake

| Facility | Operator | Status | MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aligned Chicago](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/aligned-aligned-chicago-84a5e3b6) | Aligned | Operational | 28 |
| [Aligned Chicago (ORD-01)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/aligned-data-centers-aligned-chicago-ord-01-aefb28db) | Aligned Data Centers | Operational |  |
| [Aligned Chicago (ORD-02)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/aligned-data-centers-aligned-chicago-ord-02-f43dcb20) | Aligned Data Centers | Operational |  |
| [Ascent - CH2](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/ascent-llc-ascent-ch2-3ffa1997) | Ascent, LLC | Operational |  |
| [Digital Realty CHI (505 N Railroad)](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/digital-realty-digital-realty-chi-505-n-railroad-2804dffe) | Digital Realty | Operational |  |
| [MICROSOFT CORP-CHICAGO DATA CENTER](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-corp-chicago-data-center-d6f9f3c2) | Microsoft | Duplicate |  |
| [Microsoft - Azure Datacenter](https://dchub.cloud/facilities/microsoft-microsoft-azure-datacenter-ea26ad72) | Microsoft | Operational |  |

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 Northlake

- [Northlake DCPI score](https://dchub.cloud/dcpi/northlake)
- [Northlake market brief](https://dchub.cloud/markets/northlake/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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