The scale of T5 Grayslake

T5’s Cornerstone campus is planned for up to 1,200 MW of IT capacity — more than four times the next-largest data center development within 50 miles of Grayslake, and more than the next six largest developments in the region combined.

T5 Chicago IV would be the largest data center within 50 miles of Grayslake — by a wide margin

Stated/reported IT capacity in megawatts (MW) for T5’s proposed Grayslake campus versus the next six largest data center developments within roughly 50 miles, as publicly reported by the operators or trade press. See sources below.

T5 Chicago IV — proposed Existing or under-construction facilities

T5 Chicago IV — “Cornerstone” Grayslake, IL — at the site

1,200 MW

Prime Chicago (ORD01) Elk Grove Village, IL — ~23 mi

270 MW

Compass Datacenters Hoffman Estates, IL — ~20 mi

200 MW

Microsoft Azure Northlake, IL — ~30 mi

158 MW

CyrusOne (CHI1–CHI3) Aurora, IL — ~42 mi

114 MW

Edged Chicago campus Aurora, IL — ~42 mi

96 MW

Chirisa Volo Technology Park Volo, IL — ~7 mi

28 MW

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T5 alone (1,200 MW) would exceed the combined capacity of all six other facilities below (866 MW) — the next-largest nearby development, currently under construction, is roughly a quarter of T5’s proposed size.

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Same figures as the chart above, in megawatts (MW).
Facility	Location	Distance	Status	Capacity
T5 Chicago IV — “Cornerstone”	Grayslake, IL	At the site	Proposed	1,200 MW
Prime Chicago (ORD01)	Elk Grove Village, IL	~23 mi	Existing / under construction	270 MW
Compass Datacenters	Hoffman Estates, IL	~20 mi	Existing / under construction	200 MW
Microsoft Azure	Northlake, IL	~30 mi	Existing / under construction	158 MW
CyrusOne (CHI1–CHI3)	Aurora, IL	~42 mi	Existing / under construction	114 MW
Edged Chicago campus	Aurora, IL	~42 mi	Existing / under construction	96 MW
Chirisa Volo Technology Park	Volo, IL	~7 mi	Existing / under construction	28 MW

Distances are approximate straight-line distances from central Grayslake, IL, calculated from published town coordinates. Not shown: Meta’s DeKalb, IL campus (≈47 mi, operational, 2.4 million sq ft per The Real Deal) — Meta has not publicly disclosed its MW capacity, so it isn’t comparable on this chart. Yorkville, IL’s planned “Project Cardinal” campus (≈53 mi, reportedly up to 1,800 MW at full build-out) falls just outside the 50-mile radius and is also excluded. Sources: T5 Data Centers public project materials; Prime Data Centers; Compass Datacenters; CyrusOne; DatacenterDynamics; Baxtel facility tracker; DataCenterMap; Data Center Frontier.

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Figures above reflect publicly reported or operator-stated IT capacity for each facility. If any figure here is out of date or wrong, tell us at info@no2hdc.org and we will correct it.