# Meta DeKalb Data Center

PJM data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/meta-dekalb-data-center--grid-load-54ddc555486f251b

Meta's DeKalb data center in DeKalb County, Illinois, has been serving traffic since the November 2023 announcement. The campus is a five-building site of more than 2.3 million square feet, with two buildings serving traffic at the time of that report. Meta takes power from ComEd through a ComEd substation built to serve the campus, and the regional Kishwaukee Area Reliability Expansion transmission project is described as supporting future phases. No campus-level electrical capacity figure is published for the site.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: operating
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 2050 Metaverse Way, DeKalb, DeKalb County, IL
- Operator: Meta (exact asset)

## Power and grid context

- ISO/RTO: PJM
- Electric utility: Commonwealth Edison Co
- Substation: ComEd substation developed to serve the campus, reported complete and energized

## Development

- Construction: Five buildings totaling more than 2.3 million square feet; two buildings were serving traffic at the time of the report

## Sources

- [DeKalb, we are online! - Meta Data Centers](https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/)
- [How some DeKalb residents are mobilizing to push local government for greater transparency over data centers – Shaw Local](https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2026/10/31/how-some-dekalb-residents-are-mobilizing-to-push-local-government-for-greater-transparency-over-data-centers/)
- [Meta takes DeKalb Data Center online – Shaw Local](https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2023/11/30/meta-takes-dekalb-data-center-online/)
- [www.cityofdekalb.com](https://www.cityofdekalb.com/DocumentCenter/View/14127/6-DCEDC-Annual-Report-Packet-62222)
- [2021 Ordinances | DeKalb, IL](https://www.cityofdekalb.com/1344/2021-Ordinances)
- [Documents - IEPA Document Explorer](https://webapps.illinois.gov/EPA/DocumentExplorer/Documents/Index/170002414983)
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