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Prime ORD Chicago Campus

Prime Data CentersElk Grove Village, Cook County, ILUpdated

Prime Data Centers is building a 175 MW data center in Cook County, Illinois (under construction). 3 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.

Capacity
175 MW
Investment
$1B
Building area
384,000 sq ft
Expected completion
Jun 2027 (2027-06)
IT load
270 MW

Who's on this build

Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. in 9 mo

    Expected completionPlanned

  2. Today

    Under construction

    Last material change Sep 24, 2026.

  3. ~4 yr ago

    Construction start reported

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

  4. ~4 yr ago

    Announced

  5. ~4 yr ago

    Construction start

Reported updates without an event date

Record quality

Datasets
3, figures differ
Location
Site footprint confirmed
Summary
From published records
Source as of
Last material change

Site and infrastructure

CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryEPA EPA facility registryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record

Status

Operator
Prime Data CentersOperator · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-ilOperator · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0154Operator · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071876308
Tenants
CoreWeaveTenants · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080
Stage
Under constructionStage · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-il
Facility type
EnterpriseFacility type · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080

Scale

Reported capacity
175 MWReported capacity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-ilReported capacity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0154
Reported IT load
270 MWReported IT load · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080
Reported investment
$1BReported investment · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080
Reported building area
384,000 sq ftReported building area · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080
Reported jobs
10Reported jobs · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080

Reported dates

Announced
2022-11-15Announced · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-ilReported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Construction start reported
2022-11-15Construction start reported · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-ilReported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Expected completion
2027-06Expected completion · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0154

Site

City
Elk Grove VillageCity · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-ilCity · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0154City · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071876308
County
CookCounty · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-ilCounty · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0154County · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071876308
State
IllinoisState · Compute AtlasCompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-ilState · Server CountryServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0154State · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071876308
Location precision
Site footprint confirmedLocation precision · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080

Permits and public records

EPA air permit
Minor EmissionsEPA air permit · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071876308
EPA compliance status
No Violation IdentifiedEPA compliance status · EPA facility registryEPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)As of Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 110071876308
Incentives reported
Tif; Infrastructure SupportIncentives reported · Kapwork Grow tracker recordKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 77090261151080

Sources, method and limits

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What each source reports

What each source reports
DatasetReported nameReported statusReported MW
Compute AtlasPrime ORD Chicago CampusUnder construction175 MW
Server CountryPrime Data Centers - Chicago ORD CampusOperating175 MW
EPA ECHOPrime Data CentersOperatingNot reported

Sources and evidence

  1. CA
    Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 10, 2026 · Record: prime-ord-elk-grove-village-il
  2. CA
  3. CA
  4. SC
    Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 0154
  5. EPA
  6. KW

Limitations and interpretation

  • This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
  • Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0) · US EPA Facility Registry Service via ECHO (public domain). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
  • An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
  • Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Prime ORD Chicago Campus”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/prime-ord-chicago-campus-il-dc_461cf9a1ad68, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.

Report an error in this record and we will check it against the cited sources.

An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.

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