Element Critical CH1 — Wood Dale Data Center

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Element Critical CH1 is a data center operated by Element Critical in Wood Dale, IL, US. The facility is currently operational.

Status
Operational
Market
Chicago
City
Wood Dale
State
IL
Country
US

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

What changed

Changes DC Hub has recorded to this facility’s record, newest first.

Market intelligence

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Wood Dale

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Market context

Element Critical CH1 is one of 6 facilities DC Hub’s Wood Dale brief counts on the PJM grid. The closest tracked facility is CYRUSONE CHI6 FACILITY, under 1 km away, and the nearest mapped substation is within 5 km. Read the Wood Dale market brief →

Location

Street North Edgewood Avenue
Area Wood Dale, IL, US

Approximate area (about 1 km)

Market & grid context

Published DC Hub data for this location.

LocationWood Dale, US
Nearest substationwithin 5 km

Fiber connectivity

Networks recorded as present at or immediately around Element Critical CH1 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.

CrunchbitsMegaport Global AccessUnitas Global

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 53 operating generating units totalling 3,102 MW within about 50 km of Wood Dale, US. Generation mix shapes both carbon profile and interconnection options for a site at this location.

Oil/Gas3,038 MW · 22 units · 98%
Utility-Scale Solar64 MW · 31 units · 2%

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
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