GPU colocation in Chicago

69 data centers in Chicago, with the power, kW per rack and liquid cooling each operator publishes.

Chicago data centers

Facility	City	Power	Max per rack	Liquid cooling	Source
ColovoreORD02	West Chicago, IL	16 MW	600 kW5-600+ kW per rack, operator claim	Yes	Colovore
ColovoreORD03 and ORD04	Aurora, IL	-	600 kW5-600+ kW per rack, operator claim	Yes	Colovore
HydraVaultChicago (South Wabash)	Chicago, IL	20 MW	200 kWup to 200 kW per rack, developer claim	Yes	DCD
CoreSiteCH2	Chicago, IL	18 MW	100 kW100+ kW per cabinet liquid-cooled deployment (STN, 2025)	Yes	CoreSite
Stream Data CentersORDB (Chicago II)	Elk Grove Village, IL	32 MW	60 kWdensities up to 60 kW per cabinet, operator page	Not published	Stream Data Centers
Aligned Data CentersORD-02	Northlake, IL	36 MW	50 kWDelta3 air cooling up to 50 kW per rack	Yes	Data Center Map
Iron Mountain Data CentersCHI-1	Des Plaines, IL	36 MW	30 kWaverage 20 kW, up to 30 kW per rack without liquid cooling, operator page; operator says some certifications are still being acquired	Yes	Iron Mountain Data Centers
NTT Global Data CentersChicago CH1	Itasca, IL	36 MW	22 kWup to 22 kW per rack, operator data sheet	Not published	NTT Global Data Centers
Element CriticalChicago One	Wood Dale, IL	7 MW	20 kWair-cooled 2-20 kW per rack, Chicago campus page	Not published	Element Critical
Element CriticalChicago Two	Wood Dale, IL	5 MW	20 kWair-cooled 2-20 kW per rack, Chicago campus page	Not published	Element Critical
Data CanopyChicago (Mount Prospect, Apotech)	Mount Prospect, IL	0.3 MW	20 kW20 kW+ maximum cabinet density, operator page	Not published	Data Canopy
CyrusOneAurora campus (CHI1-CHI3)	Aurora, IL	114 MW	17 kW17 kW per cabinet, operator page	Not published	CyrusOne
CentersquareORD4 (Lisle)	Lisle, IL	88.9 MW	-	Not published	Centersquare
EdgedEdged Chicago ORD01-2	Aurora, IL	72 MW	-	Not published	Edged
Prime Data CentersORD01-01	Elk Grove Village, IL	72 MW	-	Yes	Prime Data Centers
Prime Data CentersORD01-02	Elk Grove Village, IL	54 MW	-	Planned	Prime Data Centers
Prime Data CentersORD01-03	Elk Grove Village, IL	54 MW	-	Planned	Prime Data Centers
CyrusOneCHI9	Aurora, IL	45 MW	-	Not published	CyrusOne
QTS Data CentersChicago 1	Chicago, IL	42 MW	-	Not published	DCD
STACK InfrastructureCHI01 campus (CHI01A, CHI01B)	Elk Grove Village, IL	40 MW	-	Not published	STACK Infrastructure
Stream Data CentersORDC (Chicago III)	Elk Grove Village, IL	40 MW	-	Not published	Stream Data Centers
H5 Data CentersChicago	Chicago, IL	36 MW	-	Not published	H5 Data Centers
STACK InfrastructureCHI02	Elk Grove Village, IL	36 MW	-	Not published	STACK Infrastructure
T5 Data CentersChicago V	Elk Grove Village, IL	36 MW	-	Not published	Data Center Knowledge
CentersquareORD1 (Chicago Cermak)	Chicago, IL	32.8 MW	-company cabinet bundle offers 2-17 kW	Not published	Centersquare
Stream Data CentersORDA (Chicago I)	Elk Grove Village, IL	31 MW	-	Not published	Stream Data Centers
Skybox DatacentersSkybox Chicago I	Elk Grove Village, IL	30 MW	-	Not published	Skybox Datacenters
CentersquareORD2 (Elk Grove Village)	Elk Grove Village, IL	25.9 MW	-	Not published	Centersquare
EdgeConneXCHI01	Elk Grove Village, IL	24 MW	-campus capable of 600+ watts per sq ft, datasheet	Not published	EdgeConneX
EdgedEdged Chicago ORD01-1	Aurora, IL	24 MW	-company-wide claim: up to 120+ kW per rack air, 400+ kW with liquid	Not published	Edged
EdgeConneXCHI03	Elk Grove Village, IL	22.4 MW	-	Not published	EdgeConneX
Digital CrossroadDX-1	Hammond, IN	20 MW	-	Not published	Data Center Frontier
DataBankORD4	Oak Brook, IL	8.8 MW	-air 10 kW+ per cabinet, operator page	Not published	DataBank
EdgeConneXCHI02	Elk Grove Village, IL	7 MW	-	Not published	EdgeConneX
DataBankORD3	Mount Prospect, IL	2.7 MW	-air 10 kW+ per cabinet, liquid 25 kW+ per cabinet, operator page	Yes	DataBank
DataBankORD2	Chicago, IL	2 MW	-air 10 kW+ per cabinet, operator page	Not published	DataBank
US SignalIL02	Aurora, IL	1.4 MW	-	Not published	US Signal
DataBankORD1	Chicago, IL	1 MW	-air 10 kW+ per cabinet, liquid 25 kW+ per cabinet, operator page	Yes	DataBank
US SignalIL01	Oak Brook, IL	0.3 MW	-	Not published	US Signal
EquinixCH5	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Yes	Equinix
365 Data CentersChicago (427 S LaSalle)	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	365 Data Centers
Aligned Data CentersORD-03	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Yes	Aligned Data Centers
CogentChicago - La Salle	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	Cogent
Compass DatacentersHoffman Estates campus (former Sears HQ)	Hoffman Estates, IL	-	-	Not published	Business Wire
CoreSiteCH1	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	CoreSite
CyrusOneYorkville Technology Campus	Yorkville, IL	-	-	Not published	CyrusOne
Digital RealtyCH1	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyCH2	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyCH3	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyORD10 (350 East Cermak)	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyORD11	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyORD12 (Digital Franklin Park)	Franklin Park, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyORD13 (Digital Franklin Park)	Franklin Park, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyORD14 (Digital Franklin Park)	Franklin Park, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
Digital RealtyORD23	Northlake, IL	-	-	Not published	Digital Realty
EquinixCH1	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	Equinix
EquinixCH2	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	Equinix
EquinixCH3	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Not published	Equinix
EquinixCH4	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	Equinix
EquinixCH7	Westmont, IL	-	-	Not published	Equinix
Netrality717 South Wells	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	Netrality
NTT Global Data CentersChicago CH2	Itasca, IL	-	-	Not published	Village of Itasca
NTT Global Data CentersChicago CH3	Itasca, IL	-	-	Not published	Village of Itasca
T5 Data CentersChicago I	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Not published	Data Center Knowledge
T5 Data CentersChicago II	Elk Grove Village, IL	-	-	Not published	Data Center Knowledge
T5 Data CentersChicago III	Northlake, IL	-	-	Not published	Data Center Knowledge
T5 Data CentersChicago IV	Grayslake, IL	-	-	Not published	Data Center Knowledge
TierPointChicago (Polk St.)	Chicago, IL	-	-	Not published	TierPoint
TierPointChicago West	Franklin Park, IL	-	-	Not published	TierPoint

Sorted by published density, the operator's own figure. Other metros: GPU colocation directory.

Colocation pricing in Chicago

Measure	Price	Source
Wholesale asking rate, 250-500 kW	$195-225 per kW a month	CBRE, H1 2026
Same block, H2 2025	$190-220 per kW a month	CBRE, H2 2025
Wholesale asking rate, 500 kW-3 MW	$185-195 per kW a month	CBRE, H1 2026
Wholesale asking rate, 3-10 MW	$175-185 per kW a month	CBRE, H1 2026
Wholesale asking rate, 10+ MW	$165-175 per kW a month	CBRE, H1 2026
Market power rate	7.8-8.5 cents per kWh	CBRE, H1 2026
Published cabinet price	$1,400 per cabinet a month	GigeNET, Oct 2026

Wholesale means 250 kW or more; a few servers pay more per kW. All metros: colocation pricing by metro.

The Chicago market

Most liquid-cooled Chicago capacity is new. It includes Colovore's suburban halls, CoreSite's CH2, where a 1,500-GPU B200 cluster runs at more than 100 kW per cabinet, and HydraVault's planned 20 MW downtown build. Sources: CoreSite, DCD.

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