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Element Critical CH2

OperatingEst.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.UnclassifiedBuildingWood Dale, DuPage County, Illinois

Element Critical CH2 is an operating data center in Wood Dale, Illinois. Operated or owned by Element Critical. Planned capacity: 7 MW (announced). Verification: announced only. 6 cited sources.

Part of Element Critical — Wood Dale, IL campus

50% profile completeness
17 claims from 6 sources
Last verified against sources: Oct 12, 2026
Newest dated evidence: Oct 12, 2026
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Text
Datacenter Source. “Element Critical CH2.” /facilities/element-critical-ch2-wood-dale-il. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.
BibTeX
@misc{datacentersource_element_critical_ch2_wood_dale_il_2026,
  title = {{Element Critical CH2}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/element-critical-ch2-wood-dale-il}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power
Not yet sourced
Planned capacity
7 MW[3]
AnnouncedStated by the company or reported in the press; not yet backed by a filing or grid record. As of Sep 30, 2026.Likely
Floor area
88,800 sq ft[1]
Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Unverifiedestimated
Buildings (planned)
Not yet sourced
Capital cost / investment
Not yet sourced
First operational
Not yet sourced

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Energized — operating
Medium confidence
Project verification
Announced only
Only announcements or press coverage found.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) · PJM
Substation: Unnamed substation (34.5 kV) (nearest, unverified)

Power reality

Announced
7 MW[3]AnnouncedStated by the company or reported in the press; not yet backed by a filing or grid record. As of Sep 30, 2026.
Reported by elementcritical.com
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
No record
Operational
No record
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

Project verification

Development
  1. AnnouncedSep 30, 2026
    Company announcement
    • Sep 30, 2026 · Planned capacity reported: 7 MW[3]
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection application
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionimplied by a later stage
  3. Energizationimplied by a later stage
  4. OperationalOct 12, 2026
    Community map
    • Oct 12, 2026 · Reported status: operating[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Company announcement, Community map.

Grid path

  1. facility
    Element Critical CH2
  2. substation
    Unnamed substation (34.5 kV)[1]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Nearest mapped substation, 2.32 km away. Proximity does not establish that it serves the site.
  3. transmission
    Not identified
    UnknownUnverified
    No transmission line mapped within 2 km.
  4. utility
    Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)[2]
    Service territoryLikely
    Retail service territory containing the site
  5. ISO / RTO
    PJM[4]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: PJM
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for water use or the cooling type at this site. Know one? Add a source

On-site generation & air permits

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for on-site generation or an air permit for this site. Know one? Add a source

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for a large-load tariff or commission docket for Commonwealth Edison (ComEd). Know one? Add a source

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
41.97423, -87.96718
Address
341 Haynes Drive, Wood Dale, IL 60191[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likely
County
DuPage County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
    Not identified
  3. 3. Operator
    Element Critical(unreviewed)[1]Likely
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
    Not identified
  5. 5. End customer / workload
    Not identified
Power supply
Utility:
Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)[2]Likely

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Operator
Utility
Commonwealth Edison (ComEd)[2]Likely

Location falls inside this utility's retail service territory.

No tenants or end users identified in our sources yet.

Power (all fields)

Planned capacity
7 MW[3]AnnouncedStated by the company or reported in the press; not yet backed by a filing or grid record. As of Sep 30, 2026.Likely

“Total utility power is 7 MW, delivered in N, N+1, 2N configurations.” — Capacity stated on the operator's facility page (facility capacity). Recorded as design capacity, not as power currently in use.

Current facility power
Not yet sourced

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
PJM[4]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived

Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.

Balancing authority
PJM[2]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Nearest mapped substation
Unnamed substation (34.5 kV)[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
2.3 km[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
State avg. industrial price
11.87¢/kWh[5]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed

Illinois statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
15.19¢/kWh[5]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed

Illinois statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
2.78 GW[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived

52 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Interconnection status
Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
Mrp Elgin LLC · Lincoln Operating Services, LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)23.1 km489 MW[6]
Ingredion Incorporated · Ingredion Inc - IllinoisPower plant (Natural Gas)24.9 km51 MW[6]
Mrp Rocky Road LLC · Lincoln Operating Services, LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)26.1 km336 MW[6]
Aurora · Aurora Generation LLCPower plant (Natural Gas)27.8 km991 MW[6]
University of Illinois Cogen Facility · University of IllinoisPower plant (Natural Gas)28.6 km56 MW[6]
Fisk Street · Midwest Generations EME LLCPower plant (Petroleum)29.4 km197 MW[6]
Calumet Energy Team LLC · IPA Operations Inc - CalumetPower plant (Natural Gas)46.9 km326 MW[6]
Waukegan · Midwest Generations EME LLCPower plant (Petroleum)47.2 km108 MW[6]
Unnamed substationSubstation2.32 km34.5 kV[1]
ComEd Itasca 138kV-345kV Substation · Commonwealth EdisonSubstation2.45 km345 kV[1]
Tonne 138kV Substation · Commonwealth EdisonSubstation2.58 km138 kV[1]
Unnamed substationSubstation2.81 km34.5 kV[1]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    —
  5. First operational
    —
  6. Expected completion
    —
Planned capacity
7 MW[3]AnnouncedStated by the company or reported in the press; not yet backed by a filing or grid record. As of Sep 30, 2026.Likely

“Total utility power is 7 MW, delivered in N, N+1, 2N configurations.” — Capacity stated on the operator's facility page (facility capacity). Recorded as design capacity, not as power currently in use.

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
88,800 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Unverifiedestimated

Estimated as footprint × 2 mapped floors; gross, not leasable, area.

Building footprint
44,400 sq ft[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likelyderived

Computed from the mapped OSM building outline.

Floors
2[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likely

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)

No tracked changes yet. Values are recorded on every data refresh, so changes will appear here over time.

Timeline

No dated events sourced yet.

Other buildings on this campus

1

All claims (provenance audit)

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FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameElement Critical CH2way/377212693 name=Element Critical CH2[1] Likely2026-10-12Shown
StatusOperating[1] derivedUnverified2026-10-12Shown
Websitehttps://elementcritical.com/data-centers/chicago-two/[1] Likely2026-10-12Shown
Address341 Haynes Drive, Wood Dale, IL 60191[1] Likely2026-10-12Shown
OperatorElement Criticaloperator=Element Critical[1] Likely2026-10-12Shown
UtilityCommonwealth Edison (ComEd)territory 4110: COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO (INVESTOR OWNED, EXELON CORP)[2] derivedLikely2022Shown
Planned capacity7 MW[3] Likely2026-09-30Shown
ISO / RTOPJMPJM INTERCONNECTION, LLC[4] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityPJM[2] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationUnnamed substation (34.5 kV)way/1198840652[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation2.3 km[1] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
State avg. industrial price11.87¢/kWh[5] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price15.19¢/kWh[5] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km2.78 GW[6] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Floor area88,800 sq ft[1] estimatedUnverified2026-10-12Shown
Building footprint44,400 sq ft[1] derivedLikely2026-10-12Shown
Floors2building:levels=2[1] Likely2026-10-12Shown