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Elk Grove Substation Expansion near Chicago

Under construction · Illinois · Last reported Jun 2025

Source: Industrial Info Resources

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Expansion of the Elk Grove Substation near Chicago to allow the local grid to handle up to 2.1 GW of new load, largely from the growing data center market. The project started construction in June 2025 and is developed by Commonwealth Edison Company, a subsidiary of Exelon.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Industrial Info Resources

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The project “Elk Grove Substation Expansion near Chicago” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Industrial Info Resources.

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2026-07-22

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Expansion of the Elk Grove Substation near Chicago to allow the local grid to handle up to 2.1 GW of new load, largely from the growing data center market. The project started construction in June 2025 and is developed by Commonwealth Edison Company, a subsidiary of Exelon.

Original sector

Power

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Illinois

City

Chicago

Source

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Industrial Info Resources

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Sector

Manufacturing (Industrial), Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center

Article published date

2026-05-15

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