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Aligned Data Centers operates the 1.36B USD, 50.4Aligned’s October 2024 ORD-01 specification lists 36 MW (36 MW IT capacity) Phase 1 hyperscale facility in Northlake, Cook County, Illinois, providing high-efficiency Delta Cube liquid-cooling infrastructure for enterprise AI workloads.and 220,000 gross sqft at 505 Northwest Avenue, Northlake. The 18.5 acres and approximately 72 MW at full build are campus scope, separate from ORD-02.
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Aligned Data Centers commissioned The April 19, 2022 launch release described 48 MW, expandable to about 60 MW; the ORD-01 later sheet instead lists 36 MW. The discrepancy is explicit. The old 50.4 MW hyperscale facility on its 18-acre campus in Northlake, Illinois. Features 36 MW demand and $1.36B were scaled estimates. No measured daily water or energy is published. Timeline: Confirmed April 19, 2022 first-phase launch announcement, not the later specification date. Current rating follows the opened October 2024 operator sheet. Operator gallery image of critical ORD-01 lobby. Publication does not establish current IT load across 131,500 square feet utilizing proprietary Delta Cube waterless cooling technology. Represents an estimated 1.368 billion USD capital investment supporting mission-critical enterprise cloud MW, exact commissioning day or measured water/energy consumption. Credit: Aligned Data Centers. Operator gallery image of ORD-01 building exterior and rooftop equipment. Publication does not establish current IT MW, exact commissioning day or measured water/energy consumption. Credit: Aligned Data Centers. Operator gallery image of ORD-01 building entrance/exterior. Publication does not establish current IT MW, exact commissioning day or measured water/energy consumption. Credit: Aligned Data Centers. Operator gallery image of ORD-01 interior reception area. Publication does not establish current IT MW, exact commissioning day or measured water/energy consumption. Credit: Aligned Data Centers. Operator gallery image of ORD-01 meeting room and high-density compute. Interconnects to ComEd's high-voltage electrical grid via dedicated on-site substations in suburban Cook County. Expands Chicago's position as a premier Tier 1 data center hub with ultra-low latency fiber connectivity. Timeline: operating facility energized in April 2022 (confirmed) following grid interconnection commissioning.lobby. Publication does not establish current IT MW, exact commissioning day or measured water/energy consumption. Credit: Aligned Data Centers. Operator gallery image of ORD-01 exterior aerial view. Publication does not establish current IT MW, exact commissioning day or measured water/energy consumption. Credit: Aligned Data Centers.
