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Reported geography
Source-reported location for Microsoft Northlake Data Center.
Exact source coordinates (provider label); this is not a parcel claim. Nearby source points are combined into one accessible target that opens this exact map scope. View these exact rows on the interactive map →
Source row snapshot
- Operator as published
- Microsoft
- Address and locality
- 601 Northwest Avenue · Northlake · Cook County · Illinois · 60164
- Official metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Source-reported status
- operational
- Provider facility type
- data center
- Reported capacity
- Not established; source review excludes the published figure
- Source freshness
- 21 September 2026
- Location precision
- exact (provider label)
- Compute Atlas confidence label
- confirmed (provider's classification; not a DataCenterData check)
- Stable directory ID
dcd-dir-000994
Previously held pending provider-field review. The concern has not been resolved by an independent source review for this captured edition; the field remains withheld. The upstream row remains attributed below, but this value is not repeated as site capacity.
Reported details
Source-reported by Compute Atlas; not independently verified by DataCenterData. Provider wording is kept; long provider notes are shortened and marked …; unknown is not zero; none of these values is totaled, ranked or compared.
- Power source
- Grid
- Land area
- 15 acres (source-reported; parcel boundary not established)
- Announced investment
- $388,134,927
- Announced jobs
- 20 permanent
Incentives reported by the source
Whether each incentive was approved, awarded or received is not established.
- Illinois Data Center Investment Program · Illinois · 2021 · $24,258,433 (as stated) Open cited source →
Provider notes
Energy. Three 66 MVA on-site electrical substations reported to provide a total of 158 MW of utility power.
What the source record says
Microsoft's Azure North Central US site at 601 Northwest Avenue, Northlake. The 158 MW figure is reported utility supply capacity from three on-site substations, not an IT load, so it is recorded under energy notes rather than capacityMw. The Aligned ORD-01/ORD-02 buildings already tracked sit on the same street but are separate operators and parcels.
Any MW value is reproduced as source-reported context. Its measurement boundary is not established consistently enough for comparison. Unknown is not zero.
Status history supplied by the source
- 2026-09-12 · source-reported operational
Two-phase facility totalling roughly 707,000 sq ft, in service since 2009 and subsequently expanded under a 2021 state MOU.
Sources and attribution
These sources are listed for the whole row. Unless a figure links to its own source, the provider does not mark which one gave it, so a figure may not appear in every source.
- Data Center Investment Program 2025 Annual Report — Microsoft Corporation, Northlake (2021 MOU, $388,134,927 commitment, 20 new jobs) · Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
- Microsoft Chicago Northlake Data Center · Baxtel
Adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak, edition 1.34.1, under CC BY 4.0. Upstream ID microsoft-northlake-il. Filtered to data-center records in the 50 U.S. states; selected fields normalized for search and display; DataCenterData directory IDs added. Some locations in this layer are reported by the provider as derived from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0).
Compute Atlas 1.34.1 with retained prior rows and publication holds. This is a DataCenterData composite, not an unmodified publisher edition. This row uses the captured source from 1.34.1, source as of 2026-10-14T20:40:52.293Z.
Federal registry record
What the U.S. EPA Facility Registry Service records at this street address, selected by DataCenterData from EPA’s ECHO Exporter. U.S. government data; not independently verified by DataCenterData. It does not establish who owns or operates the site, whether it is operating, its size, or whether the registration covers one building or a whole campus.
The U.S. EPA registry lists a facility registered as “MICROSOFT CORP-CHICAGO DATA CENTER” at 601 NORTHWEST AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164.
- Name as registered
- MICROSOFT CORP-CHICAGO DATA CENTER
- Address as registered
- 601 NORTHWEST AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164
- EPA registry ID
110038439785
One EPA registration; it may cover generators for a whole campus or a single building.
Registrations EPA lists for this ID
- Clean Air Act registration (stationary sources, typically standby generators)
- RCRA hazardous-waste generator registration
That does not mean the row is wrong, and it does not mean no reviewed record exists for the same place. A link is added only when an identifier or source establishes the match.
Recorded information
What this page records, grouped by topic, with the source's units and qualifications. Company-reported values stay labeled as company-reported. Related listings are shown separately.
Licensed directory listing dcd-dir-000994
Licensed directory row.
Provider notes and the source narrative are printed on this page and are not repeated here.
Identity and relationships
- Provider facility type: data center
Provider facility type.
Location and precision
- 601 Northwest Avenue, Northlake, IL 60164 · Cook (Exact location)
Roles
- Operator: Microsoft
Operator label as published by the provider; no parent company is inferred.
Lifecycle
- Source-stated status: source-reported operational
Provider status label; not a DataCenterData finding that the facility is operating.
- Status history: 2026-09-12 · source-reported operational
Status history supplied by the source.
Area, acreage and buildings
- Land area: 15 acres (source-reported; parcel boundary not established)
Power capacity
- Reported capacity: Not established; source review excludes the published figure
Reproduced as the page prints it; not ranked or totaled; unknown is not zero.
- Power source: Grid
Provider label.
Permits, incentives, jobs and proceedings
- Announced investment: $388,134,927
Announced figure; whether it covers one building, a campus or a multi-phase program is not established.
- Announced jobs: 20 permanent
Announced figures; whether they cover one building, a campus or a multi-phase program is not established.
- Incentive reported by the source: Illinois Data Center Investment Program · Illinois · 2021 · $24,258,433 (as stated)
Whether the incentive was approved, awarded or received is not established.
Sources, dates, limitations and corrections
- Provider update date: 2026-09-21
Provider update date is not a DataCenterData verification date.
Not yet recorded here: Cooling, water, PUE and WUE · Connectivity · Services · Certifications and design ratings · Rack density · Availability · Specification links and contact.
Licensed values: adapted from Compute Atlas by Edward Kubiak under CC BY 4.0. Source-reported and not independently verified.
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