{"generated_at": "2026-11-12T05:24:43.284510+00:00", "key_stats": {"computed": "2026-11-12T05:15:48.954003+00:00", "constraint": null, "dcpi_score": 19.2, "excess": null, "facility_count": 36, "mw_reporting_count": 7, "name": "Elk Grove Village", "recent_deals": [], "slug": "elk-grove-village", "state": "IL", "top_operators": [{"count": 5, "name": "Digital Realty"}, {"count": 4, "name": "Microsoft"}, {"count": 3, "name": "T5 Data Centers"}, {"count": 3, "name": "EdgeConneX"}, {"count": 2, "name": "Centersquare"}], "total_mw": 97.0, "verdict": "AVOID"}, "model": "claude-haiku-4-5", "name": "Elk Grove Village", "narrative_md": "Elk Grove Village hosts 36 tracked data center facilities totaling 97 MW across operational, under-construction, and planned stages. Digital Realty operates the largest footprint with five sites, followed by Microsoft and two other operators each running four and three facilities respectively. The market remains fragmented across a relatively small geographic node within the Chicago metropolitan region, with media coverage indicating sustained local awareness of data center operations and their municipal impact.\n\nThe DCPI verdict flags Elk Grove as a market to avoid for new power procurement. This combination suggests that operators seeking to expand footprint or add capacity in Elk Grove will face material friction in accessing new power allocations from the grid or existing infrastructure.\n\nDeal activity in Elk Grove has stalled entirely, with no recent transactions tracked in the market. The operator roster\u2014dominated by Digital Realty, Microsoft, EdgeConneX, and T5 Data Centers\u2014appears stable and consolidated, with no recent M&A or divestment activity to signal shifts in market control or investment appetite. Centersquare's two-facility presence rounds out the top-five operator base. The absence of deal flow contrasts with broader regional consolidation visible in adjacent Illinois markets, where larger platform acquisitions and strategic repositioning continue.", "slug": "elk-grove-village", "word_count": 254, "_gated": true, "_locked_fields": ["constraint", "constraint_score", "excess", "excess_power_score", "time_to_power_months", "top_opportunities_json", "top_risks_json"], "_upgrade_cta": "BUILD/CAUTION/AVOID verdicts, the composite score and the market list are free. The DCPI sub-scores (excess-power, grid-constraint, time-to-power) and risk/opportunity detail unlock with the DC Hub plan with every tool: https://dchub.cloud/pricing."}