Data center campus · 1199 N. Peace Road, DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois
Donato Solar boutique data center, Peace Road
Proposed
as of Sept. 8, 2025
Donato Solar asked DeKalb to annex and rezone about 30 acres on Peace Road for a 4 MW solar field and two 6,000 sq ft data center buildings.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area12,000sq ft
Site30acres
Who is behind it
ProjectDonato Solar boutique data center, Peace Road
Developer and teamDonato Solar
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The city noticed a council public hearing on annexation, an annexation agreement and rezoning to Planned Development Industrial for the site. (City of DeKalb, Sept. 8, 2025)
The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a concept plan for the solar field and a small two-building data center; no action was taken. (Shaw Local (Daily Chronicle), Jan. 6, 2025; Shaw Local (Daily Chronicle), Jan. 9, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- Under 50 MW: two 6,000 sq ft buildings on about 30 acres.
- Outcome of the Sept. 8, 2025 council hearing not confirmed.
- Coordinates approximate, from the street address.
The full record
- Status note
- City council public hearing on annexation and rezoning noticed for Sept. 8, 2025; outcome not confirmed.
- Power note
- The 4 MW figure is the planned solar array, not the data center.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)