# Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory > Under construction: a 23 MW data center in Cook County, Illinois, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/lambda-chicago-edgeconnex-ai-factory-il-dc_1c0f9014e74a Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/lambda-chicago-edgeconnex-ai-factory-il-dc_1c0f9014e74a.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Lambda is building a 23 MW data center in Cook County, Illinois (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Lambda (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 23 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **Announced:** Aug 21, 2025 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **Construction start reported:** Aug 21, 2025 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **City:** Chicago (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **County:** Cook (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **State:** Illinois (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** ComEd (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Hybrid (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 23, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory | Under construction | 23 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 23, 2026) reports it as under construction. ### Who is building Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory? Lambda is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - **Aug 21, 2025:** [Reported as announced](https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-edgeconnex-dc-pr) - **Aug 21, 2025:** [Construction start reported](https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-edgeconnex-dc-pr) ## Related records - [DFW-04 Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dfw-04-data-center-tx-dc_f468f9ee6b72): Same operator - [LBB01 Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/lbb01-data-center-tx-dc_cade94e49917): Same operator - [Lambda Kansas City AI Supercomputer](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/lambda-kansas-city-ai-supercomputer-mo-dc_ae49e5b82f62): Same operator - [Lambda Plano AI Data Center (Aligned DFW-04)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/lambda-plano-ai-data-center-aligned-dfw-04-tx-dc_b46ebdd4510f): Same operator - [Aligned Coal City Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-coal-city-campus-il-dc_f0695145cb9f): Same state - [Aligned Data Centers - Elk Grove Village Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-elk-grove-village-campus-il-dc_b4ca4e6c9abb): Same state - [Aligned ORD-03](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-ord-03-il-dc_99090f8d970b): Same state - [CenterSquare ORD2 - 2425 Busse Road](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/centersquare-ord2-2425-busse-road-il-dc_1d2848d9c7fb): Same state - [CenterSquare ORD4 - 4513 Western Avenue](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/centersquare-ord4-4513-western-avenue-il-dc_7123cf2ad8c1): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-edgeconnex-dc-pr) · as of Jul 23, 2026 · record lambda-chicago-edgeconnex-il - [Lambda.ai (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-edgeconnex-dc-pr) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [EdgeConneX (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.edgeconnex.com/news/press-releases/edgeconnex-and-lambda-to-build-ai-factory-in-chicago-with-industry-leading-high-density-data-center-infrastructure/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edgeconnex-to-build-data-centers-in-chicago-and-atlanta-for-lambda/) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Baxtel (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://baxtel.com/data-center/edgeconnex-chi03) · as of Jul 7, 2026 - [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=597555ce8e4a4892a030784a7c657fdd) · as of Jul 23, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/lambda-chicago-edgeconnex-ai-factory-il) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 30853167376202 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? Certify your approved invoices. Funders compete to fund them. Multiple offers. No notice of assignment. Free for businesses. - [Get offers](https://kapwork.com/app/register-originator?mode=express&flow=invoice_registration&source=growth_suite&intent=certify&return_to=%2Fapp%2Finvoices%2Fnew&entry_point=certify_public_directory) - [Talk to an expert](https://meetings.hubspot.com/kylemase/kapwork-intro-with-kyle-mauricio) ## Cite this page Kapwork Grow, "Lambda Chicago EdgeConneX AI Factory", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/lambda-chicago-edgeconnex-ai-factory-il-dc_1c0f9014e74a, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.