FACILITY PROFILE · IL

Microsoft Northlake Data Center

Microsoft · Northlake · IL

PROJECT FACTS

Facility overview

Operational

Operator: Microsoft
Location: Northlake, Cook, IL
Operating power capacity: 158.0 MW
Planned power capacity: Not publicly reported
AI classification: Not classified
Source confidence: Confirmed
Reported energy source: grid
Reported utility: Not publicly reported
Cooling system: Not publicly reported
Location accuracy: exact
Original announcement: Not publicly reported
Source record updated: 2026-09-21

Operating MW and planned MW are separate disclosures, not automatically additive. Blank values mean no established source figure; they do not mean zero. Geolocation may be approximate or represent multiple sites.

SOURCE DOCUMENTATION

Original source links

Data Center Investment Program 2025 Annual Report — Microsoft Corporation, Northlake (2021 MOU, $388,134,927 commitment, 20 new jobs) ↗2026-09-12

Microsoft Chicago Northlake Data Center ↗2026-09-21

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