DataBank ORD1 — Chicago Data Center

DataBank Chicago (ORD1) is a data center operated by DataBank in Chicago, IL, US. The facility is currently operational.

Status
Operational
Market
Chicago
State
IL
Country
US

Source: PeeringDB · Verified against PeeringDB · Basis: cited (what this means)

Market intelligence

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Market context

DataBank Chicago (ORD1) is one of 284 facilities DC Hub’s Chicago brief counts on the PJM grid. The closest tracked facility is CDC2 - 600 S Federal st, under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 1 km. Read the Chicago market brief →

Location

Area Chicago, IL, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationChicago, US
Nearest substationwithin 1 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around DataBank Chicago (ORD1) in public peering records. Treat this as a map of who is there, not as a list of contracted cross-connects — availability, diversity and pricing are the operator’s to confirm.

DNSnetworksDataBankMetTelSendGridZayo

Source: PeeringDB carrier-to-facility records, matched to this site by location. A network listed here may sit in a neighbouring hall or an adjacent building at the same address, so presence is reported for the location rather than for a single suite.

Power generation nearby

DC Hub tracks 82 operating generating units totalling 6,596 MW within about 50 km of Chicago, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas6,535 MW · 50 units · 99%
Utility-Scale Solar61 MW · 32 units · 1%

Source: Global Energy Monitor unit inventory, operating units only. Counts are units, not plants.

Other data centers nearby

Nearest first, by distance from this site.

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Data: DC Hub global infrastructure database · Raw JSON
Live grid, fiber & DCPI context for this facility — AI agents: query DC Hub MCP get_facility slug="databank-databank-chicago-ord1-7e274601" (endpoint https://dchub.cloud/mcp) for the full cited record. Connect: https://dchub.cloud/connect
Schema, units and the population behind every count: https://dchub.cloud/bind