# Element Critical Chicago One

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/element-critical-chicago-one

Element Critical Chicago One is a two-story Wood Dale colocation facility with 151,000 square feet of building area and 85,500 square feet of raised floor. Its operator reports 7 MW of utility power and offers cabinets, cages and dedicated halls for enterprise deployments. Fiber links connect the site to Chicago internet exchanges and cloud services. The profile covers Chicago One at North Edgewood Avenue; Chicago Two at Haynes Drive is a separate facility.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: facility
- Location: 711 North Edgewood Avenue, Wood Dale, IL
- Operator: Element Critical (exact asset) — https://elementcritical.com/data-centers/chicago-data-center/

## Power and grid context

- Utility service: 7 MW · reported · exact asset — Operator-reported total utility power for Chicago One, not metered demand.
- ISO/RTO: PJM Interconnection

## Development

- Site status: Operating colocation facility
- Gross floor area: 151,000 square feet
- Construction: The operator's brochure describes a two-story facility. Building area and raised-floor area are separate measures; neither is a power-demand estimate.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: colocation
- Workloads: Enterprise infrastructure, Business continuity

## Sources

- [https://elementcritical.com/data-centers/chicago-data-center/](https://elementcritical.com/data-centers/chicago-data-center/)
- [https://elementcritical.com/enters-chicago-market/](https://elementcritical.com/enters-chicago-market/)
- [https://elementcritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Element_Critical_Chicago_One_Data_Center_Brochure_20250613.pdf.pdf](https://elementcritical.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Element_Critical_Chicago_One_Data_Center_Brochure_20250613.pdf.pdf)
- [https://services3.arcgis.com/agWTKEK7X5K1Bx7o/ArcGIS/rest/services/ComEd_IDOT_DCFC_Map_Service/FeatureServer/36](https://services3.arcgis.com/agWTKEK7X5K1Bx7o/ArcGIS/rest/services/ComEd_IDOT_DCFC_Map_Service/FeatureServer/36)
- [https://www.comed.com/cdn/assets/v3/assets/blt3ebb3fed6084be2a/blt95cbdf9d210f3714/6525ad0ebfee53000ce2f50b/Res_Ch_08_Control_Area.pdf?branch=prod_alias](https://www.comed.com/cdn/assets/v3/assets/blt3ebb3fed6084be2a/blt95cbdf9d210f3714/6525ad0ebfee53000ce2f50b/Res_Ch_08_Control_Area.pdf?branch=prod_alias)
- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/384690290](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/384690290)

## Data quality

- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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Profile generated: 2026-09-05T02:38:44.739854Z
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