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Volo Data Center

Volo, Lake County, Illinois

OperatingNo reception on recordAI confirmedRecord updated August 2, 2026

Volo Data Center is an operating data center in Volo, Illinois (Lake County), operated by Chirisa Technology Parks. The public record puts it at 14 MW operating, 50 acres.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Chirisa Technology Parks
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
300 S Fish Lake Road, Volo, Lake County, IL, 60073
Coordinates
42.3486, -88.1382 (approximate)
Power capacity
14 MW operating
Land
50 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
Mixed
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of August 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Volo Data Center in Volo, Lake County, Illinois appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Power and water

Grid-supplied 14 MW plus a planned on-site Bloom Energy fuel-cell/microgrid buildout (targeted Q3 2025 commissioning; MW not disclosed).

Notes on the record

160,000 sq ft leased facility; tenant is CoreWeave, Inc. (public GPU/AI-cloud compute provider) -- every source frames this explicitly as an AI data center supporting AI computing operations. 14 MW is the existing/disclosed grid power supply; a planned on-site Bloom Energy fuel-cell/microgrid buildout was targeted for Q3 2025 commissioning but its MW capacity is not disclosed in any source found and is omitted (a distinct figure from the 14 MW grid supply, not additive to it here). Acreage (~50 acres) and the exact street address/postal code are corroborated only via a single aggregator/cached-search path (a direct Data Center Dynamics fetch on the site's HSBC/Capital One former-tenant history returned 403 both attempts) -- flagged as single-path, not independently cross-verified; treat address/acreage as approximate. Former site occupant: HSBC (built ~2007), later Capital One (acquired HSBC's US card operations, 2012), vacant and auctioned ~2023 before Chirisa's redevelopment. No SEC filing or Bloom Energy investor press release could be located this session to corroborate; neither is cited as a source. Investment and jobs figures are not disclosed anywhere and are omitted.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Volo Data Center in Volo?

Nothing on record as of August 2, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Volo Data Center in Volo, Lake County, Illinois appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Volo Data Center?

No lawsuit over Volo Data Center appears in the record we track as of August 2, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Volo Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Volo Data Center is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Volo Data Center, and how big is it?

Chirisa Technology Parks is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 14 MW. The site is recorded at 50 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Volo Data Center," updated August 2, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/chirisa-volo-data-center-il.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/chirisa-volo-data-center-il, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.CoreWeave, Chirisa Tap Bloom Energy For Illinois AI Data Center Project · Data Center Frontier · retrieved August 2, 2026
  2. 2.Bloom Energy Bringing Fuel Cell Power to CoreWeave Data Center Project · Microgrid Knowledge · retrieved August 2, 2026
  3. 3.Bloom Energy and CoreWeave Partner to Revolutionize AI Data Center Power Solutions · Chirisa Technology Parks · retrieved August 2, 2026

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