Microsoft Northlake Data Center
Microsoft · Northlake, IL · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- OperationalSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- exact
- Address as listed
- 601 Northwest Avenue
- Coordinates
- 41.9231062, -87.9182633
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Not established
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Operational
Two-phase facility totalling roughly 707,000 sq ft, in service since 2009 and subsequently expanded under a 2021 state MOU.
Underlying source
Source notes
Microsoft's Azure North Central US site at 601 Northwest Avenue, Northlake. The 158 MW figure is reported utility supply capacity from three on-site substations, not an IT load, so it is recorded in the energy notes rather than as the facility's capacity. The Aligned ORD-01/ORD-02 buildings already tracked sit on the same street but are separate operators and parcels.
Three 66 MVA on-site electrical substations reported to provide a total of 158 MW of utility power.
Sources and provenance
- Data Center Investment Program 2025 Annual Report — Microsoft Corporation, Northlake (2021 MOU, $388,134,927 commitment, 20 new jobs) · source retrieved 2026-09-12
- Microsoft Chicago Northlake Data Center · source retrieved 2026-09-21
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.