ComEd, Compass Datacenters Kick Off New, State-of-the-Art Data Center to Transform Former Sears Headquarters Site
2024年6月14日 - 2:00AM
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New data center campus to bring new investment
to Hoffman Estates and serve region’s growing digital needs
ComEd today joined Compass Datacenters, the Village of Hoffman
Estates and area leaders to formally launch one of the largest-ever
Illinois data center projects. The new data center campus will be
located at the former Sears Headquarters campus, which closed in
2021, transforming the space with a new data center campus
projected to bring $10 billion of investment into the area in the
coming years.
The new Compass project continues a trend in data center
development in the Chicagoland market, with nearly 30 new data
centers announcing plans to launch projects in the ComEd service
territory in the last five years, powered by the nation’s most
reliable electric grid. This growth is boosting economic activity
and helping deliver the infrastructure in order to meet growing
business technology needs in the area.
"ComEd’s clean, reliable and abundant power is a big reason
northern Illinois is among the nation’s fastest-growing locations
for data centers, and we’re especially proud to partner with a
company that invests deeply in sustainable design," said Gil C.
Quiniones, President and CEO of ComEd. "Compass Datacenters
will inject new economic life into the former Sears site, and our
region’s unparalleled infrastructure will ensure the company can
thrive well into the future.”
The new Compass site represents the Dallas-based company’s first
data center campus in Illinois, bringing five hyperscale, or
high-capacity and scalable facilities, onto the nearly 200-acre
site. ComEd is delivering infrastructure upgrades for this project,
including a new onsite substation that will be energized in
mid-2026 to power the site. The planned Compass site is slated to
be one of the largest data centers in Illinois and will create
approximately 1,000 jobs during a multi-year construction effort
kicking off this year.
“We’re taking a careful and methodical approach to demolition,
setting the stage for doing what we do best - building sustainably
and building to last,” said Compass CEO Chris Crosby. “We
appreciate the opportunity to help build Illinois’ digital
infrastructure and serve the state for years to come.”
In addition to being one of the largest data centers to come to
Illinois to date, this project will also be one of the most
sustainable. Compass will deploy sustainable practices during the
demolition and construction process, including reuse of concrete,
stone and asphalt from the old Sears campus. Once operational,
Compass buildings will leverage patented CarbonCure technology to
produce sustainable concrete, water-free cooling, hydrogenated
vegetable oil (HVO) fuels for backup emergency power, as well as
other sustainable solutions.
“We are thrilled to welcome Compass Datacenters and to have the
Village of Hoffman Estates be part of the growing digital economy,”
said Mayor William McLeod, the Village of Hoffman Estates.
“Working closely with ComEd and Compass, we look forward to
bringing this prime site into the modern era.”
The new Compass buildings will be constructed using the latest
technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will be scaled
using modular designs to allow for rapid building, meeting the
demands of the customers served on site as well as providing safety
benefits for local crews.
“We are thrilled to welcome Compass Datacenters to the
Chicagoland area,” said Kyle Schulz, Chief Growth Officer, World
Business Chicago, and Executive Leader, Greater Chicagoland
Economic Partnership. “This significant investment showcases
the strength and potential of our region. With world-class
transportation networks, a robust business community, and a highly
skilled talent pool, Chicago provides an ideal environment for
Compass to expand and thrive. This project underscores the economic
vitality, innovative spirit, and reliable power that make
Chicagoland a prime destination for leading-edge developments.”
In addition to ComEd’s best in the nation reliability,
data centers and other high-growth industries are drawn to Illinois
due to strong infrastructure, ideal climate conditions, and an
abundance of clean energy, with ability to meet 96 percent or more
of customers’ energy consumption with decarbonized energy sources
today, and plans to reach 100 percent in the future, thanks to the
state’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA).
“The Chicagoland area has become a national and global hub for
data center growth, which has led to billions of dollars of
investment into our local communities, significant property tax
revenues, and thousands of union construction jobs. I congratulate
Compass Datacenters and the Village of Hoffman Estates on this new
development that will help continue that growth,” said Jack
Lavin, President and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of
Commerce. “Our partners at ComEd have been essential to putting
in place the infrastructure needed for these companies to thrive in
Illinois and will be key to ensuring we remain a leader in the data
center space. As tech becomes an increasingly important part of
every business, the data center industry will be the foundation
that provides the digital infrastructure we need to continue to
attract tomorrow’s high-growth sectors.”
Compass is the latest large development to announce its plans
for growth in the region, with many projects citing power
availability as a driving factor in deciding where to locate. Last
year alone, ComEd helped secure 15 new commercial projects,
including nine data centers, collectively set to add 4,385 jobs at
their facilities and more than $8.6 billion in local
investment.
About ComEd
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:
EXC), a Fortune 200 energy company with approximately 10 million
electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of
customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million
customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's
population. For more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with
the company on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.
About Compass
Compass Datacenters, one of Inc. Magazine’s 5000 fastest growing
companies, designs and constructs data centers for some of the
world’s largest hyperscalers and cloud providers on campuses across
the globe. Our corporate culture is predicated on continual
improvement and innovation and has enabled us to marry technology
with modern manufacturing methods to enhance our ability to
consistently deliver our customer’s projects faster, with no
sacrifices in quality. Since our inception, our sustainability
efforts have encompassed the entire data center from its design to
its post-delivery performance, including the efficient use of land,
water-free cooling and a focus on Green House Gas reduction in the
materials used to build our facilities and in their operation.
Compass embraces a long-term perspective with the financial
strength of investors Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Brookfield
Infrastructure.
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