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Meta DeKalb Data Center
DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois · All 28 Meta sites · Every Meta case on our tracker
Meta DeKalb Data Center is an operating data center in DeKalb, Illinois (DeKalb County), operated by Meta. The public record puts it at announced 2020, a reported $1 billion investment. It has documented public support and no documented opposition.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- Meta
- Facility type
- Data center, AI use likely
- Location
- 2050 Metaverse Way, DeKalb, DeKalb County, IL, 60115
- Coordinates
- 41.9090, -88.7920 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- Not established from a public source
- Investment
- $1 billion
- Announced
- 2020
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 200 permanent; 1,200 construction
- Public subsidy
- Illinois Data Center Investment Program, $50 million, Illinois, 2021
- Community reception
- Supported
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- November 2023OperatingMeta announced DeKalb Data Center online Source: WTVO/WQRF MyStateline
Opposition and litigation at this site
Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for Meta DeKalb Data Center in DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of September 12, 2026. 200+ local grants and sponsorships since 2021; $1.2M+ direct funding to DeKalb County-area schools and nonprofits
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: supported means local officials or residents have expressed public support and no opposition is documented.
200+ local grants and sponsorships since 2021; $1.2M+ direct funding to DeKalb County-area schools and nonprofits
Public money on the record
| Program | Amount | Granted by | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Data Center Investment Program | $50 million | Illinois | 2021 |
Notes on the record
~2.3 million sq ft hyperscale data center; broke ground 2020, brought online November 2023.
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.
- Power capacity in megawatts
- Cooling method and water use
- Land area
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Power capacity in megawatts
- The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Land area
- The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with 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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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.
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- CyrusOne Yorkville Technology Campus (CHI-11) · Yorkville · CyrusOne23 mi · Under construction
- Rock Air Data Center Campus · Rockford · Monarch Energy23 mi · Proposed · 1.4 GW
- Hut 8 Batavia Data Center · Batavia · Batavia DC Corp (Hut 8 Corp subsidiary)27 mi · Under construction · 50 MW · Mixed reception
- Project Kilo Data Center (South Elgin) · South Elgin · White Rose Partners27 mi · Proposed · Opposed
- Edged Chicago Campus, Aurora (ORD01) · Aurora · Edged US27 mi · Under construction · 72 MW · Mixed reception
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Meta DeKalb Data Center in DeKalb?
Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for Meta DeKalb Data Center in DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of September 12, 2026. 200+ local grants and sponsorships since 2021; $1.2M+ direct funding to DeKalb County-area schools and nonprofits
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Meta DeKalb Data Center?
No lawsuit over Meta DeKalb Data Center appears in the record we track as of September 12, 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 Meta DeKalb Data Center use?
No water withdrawal figure for Meta DeKalb 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 Meta DeKalb Data Center, and how big is it?
Meta is the operator on record. We hold 28 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Meta DeKalb Data Center," updated September 12, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/meta-dekalb-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/meta-dekalb-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.Meta, DeKalb Data Center info sheet · Meta · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 2.Meta launches data center in DeKalb, Illinois · DatacenterDynamics · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 3.Meta announces DeKalb Data Center is now operational · WTVO/WQRF MyStateline · retrieved August 3, 2026
- 4.Data Center Investment Program 2025 Annual Report, Goldframe LLC, DeKalb (2021 MOU, $800,000,000 commitment, 50 new jobs, underserved area) · Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity · retrieved September 12, 2026
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