Data center campus · DeKalb; northeast corner of Peace and Gurler roads, DeKalb County, Illinois
Karis DeKalb data center site
Approved
as of July 22, 2024
DeKalb approved zoning and annexation-agreement changes in July 2024 that allow a seven-building data center development with a 17.5-acre substation on 132 acres proposed by Karis Acquisitions, without a named end user.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site132acres
Who is behind it
ProjectKaris DeKalb data center site
Developer and teamKaris Acquisitions LLC
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
The DeKalb City Council approved adding data centers as a permitted use and amending the concept plan and annexation agreement; the end user was not identified. (Shaw Local (Daily Chronicle), July 25, 2024)
Karis Acquisitions' petition for a seven-building development including a data center, on 132 acres with a 17.5-acre substation, went to the Planning and Zoning Commission. (Shaw Local (Daily Chronicle), July 13, 2024)
Conflicts and open questions
- No construction or tenant record found when checked.
- Coordinates approximate, from the Peace / Gurler corner.
- Vote date (Monday, July 22) is inferred from the Daily Chronicle's July 25 article; no vote count was reported.
The full record
- Status note
- The council approved code, concept-plan and annexation-agreement amendments allowing a data center; a separate vote on the development itself is still required.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)