Approved, not built yet
Karis data center campus (Peace and Gurler roads, DeKalb)
Karis proposed seven two-story data center buildings on 132 acres on DeKalb's south side, with a new ComEd substation. The city approved it in 2024, but no user or start date has been announced.
Where things stand: City Council approved code changes for the campus in July 2024. No building news since.
🕒 Latest update (July 22, 2024): City Council held a hearing and approved the plans.
What we know
- 📍 WhereNortheast corner of Peace Road and Gurler Road, DeKalb's south side, DeKalb, DeKalb County
- 🏢 CompanyKaris Acquisitions
- 🌳 Size132 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromComEd plans a 17.5-acre electrical substation on the site.
- 🗼 New power linesYes
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Has construction started? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which company will use the data centers? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many megawatts and how much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 15, 2024Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the plan.
- July 22, 2024City Council held a hearing and approved the plans.
Local votes and rules
✅ Approved
City council unanimously approved a data center campus by Edged (Endeavour Energy) on about 560 acres in the ChicagoWest Business Center.
Dec 8, 2025
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Proposed DeKalb data center plan gets preliminary OK from panel · Shaw Local (Daily Chronicle) · July 18, 2024
- DeKalb OKs plans that could pave way for 2nd data center · Shaw Local (Daily Chronicle) · July 25, 2024
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