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Upcoming Data Center Projects in Illinois

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Data Center Construction & Investment Activity in Illinois

Illinois ranks among the most active U.S. states for data center development, with 59 upcoming data center projects tracked. Combined project capacity totals 3.6 GW, with total construction expenditure of $65.8B (ranging from $20M to $10B per project) and an average investment of $1.1B across hyperscale campuses, colocation facilities, and enterprise deployments.

Upcoming Data Center Projects in Illinois

59

Total Data Center Capacity in Illinois

3.6 GW

Data Center Construction Expenditure in Illinois

$65.8B

Average Investment Per Project in Illinois

$1.1B

Upcoming Data Center Projects in Illinois by Development Stage

Pipeline broken down by stage — cell area is project count, color marks how close each stage is to power-on.

StageProjectsCapacityCapEx
On-going / Under Construction
23
811 MW$28.8B
Planning
19
2.3 GW$22.3B
Design
13
378 MW$13B
Contract Award
3
84 MW$1.7B
Announced
1
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Developer names, site addresses, MW capacity, construction stage, and company contacts for every data center project tracked in Illinois.

Data sourced from Blackridge Research

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