Data center profile · Southern DeKalb, DeKalb County, Illinois (north of Route 23 and Keslinger Road)

Edged DeKalb (Project Vector)

Edged's 560-acre, four-hall data center in DeKalb, Illinois, city-approved in Dec. 2025, to run on its own gas generators until ComEd upgrades the grid.

City-approved, not started. DeKalb's City Council approved the annexation, zoning and development agreement on Dec. 8, 2025. No MW figure, tenant, state air permit or utility agreement is on record.
560 acres
annexed and zoned for the data center
City Council approved Dec. 8, 2025
4 halls
planned build-out, just under 3 million sq ft
developer description at the hearing; parts expected through 2032
7-0
City Council vote on the development agreement
one member absent
MW not disclosed
no capacity figure published
city, press and developer sources give none
OperatorEdged (project presented by Endeavour Energy); landowner entity JJK 343 LLC
CustomerNot disclosed
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet); company says 2032.
Next stepNone published. The gas generators still need a state air permit, and none has been found.
Power

Power and the grid

Related generation and energy contracts (context, not added to campus supply)
Not used, not on record, or dropped

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. Dec. 1, 2025
    Gas generators described at the approval stage
    Planning staff and press describe TurboCell gas units, not diesel, carrying the campus until ComEd upgrades. News report · Dec. 2025
  2. As of Oct. 2026
    No state air permit found
    A search of Illinois EPA records found no permit naming Edged, Endeavour or Project Vector. see Permits
  3. As of Oct. 2026
    No utility agreement found
    No Illinois Commerce Commission docket or FERC filing names the campus. see Permits
Permits

Permits checklist

1 granted · 2 checked, nothing on file

What the city approved, and what a search of state records did not find.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Dec. 1, 2025
    Permits The Planning and Zoning Commission votes unanimously to recommend approval (a recommendation, not the decision) News report · Dec. 2025
  2. Dec. 8, 2025
    Permits The City Council approves the annexation, zoning and development agreement, 7-0 with one absent Local government · Dec. 2025
  3. Dec. 8, 2025
    Site Residents split at the hearing: habitat, light and noise concerns against labor and tax-base support News report · Dec. 2025
  4. Aug. 3, 2026
    Site Local press still describes the 560-acre campus as approved, south of Meta's facility News report · Aug. 2026
The buildings

Specs

560 acres annexed along Route 23, south of Meta's DeKalb campus. Local government · Dec. 2025

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Edged: data center developer and operator
  • Endeavour Energy: presented the project (press)
  • JJK 343 LLC: landowner party to the development agreement
Decision-makers
  • DeKalb City Council: approved 7-0 on Dec. 8, 2025
  • DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission: recommended approval Dec. 1, 2025
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

29 records from 6 documents

Drawn from news reports and local government records, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 4Local government 2
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (2)
  • December 8, 2025 hearing drew support and opposition; a DeKalb resident and wildlife rehabilitator told council the project would eliminate 560 acres of habitat and increase light and sound pollution; other residents rai
    “She expressed concern that the proposed data center would eliminate 560 acres of habitat and increase light and sound pollution”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • TurboCell natural gas generators will power the center until ComEd upgrades local infrastructure, after which the generators could offset seasonal grid demand. Cooling is waterless closed-loop (ThermalWorks); potable wat
    “The center will be powered by TurboCell generators running on clean-fuel natural gas as the regional electrical infrastructure is upgraded, preventing competition for electricity.”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade B
Money and contracts (5)
  • Annexation and Development Agreement with JJK 343, LLC (Project Vector) - Ordinance 2025-050: zoning All parcels will be zoned PD-I Planned Development Industrial, with detailed development plans, building elevations and
    “All parcels will be zoned PDI Planned Development Industrial with no variances or code breaks.”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Annexation and Development Agreement with JJK 343, LLC (Project Vector) - Ordinance 2025-050: infrastructure Interior roads privately maintained; Keslinger Road upgraded by the developer; privately funded upgrades to roa
    “Interior roads will be privately maintained with Keslinger Road being upgraded by the developer.”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Annexation and Development Agreement with JJK 343, LLC (Project Vector) - Ordinance 2025-050: incentives - Enterprise Zone Project qualifies for Enterprise Zone incentives including property tax abatements, sales tax exe
    “The project qualifies for Enterprise Zone incentives, including property tax abatements, sales tax exemptions, and electricity tax benefits”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Annexation and Development Agreement with JJK 343, LLC (Project Vector) - Ordinance 2025-050: design / environmental standards Landscaping and stormwater standards will exceed local codes; building heights below industri
    “Landscaping and stormwater standards will exceed local codes.”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • Press reporting on the approved deal states the project will pay half of the electricity tax it consumes for 20 years, starting two years after it is fully energized; term attributed to the December 2025 approval
    “the project will pay half of the electricity tax it consumes for 20 years, but that only starts two years after it is fully energized”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (10)
  • City of DeKalb City Council:
    “Ordinance 2025-050 Authorizing an Annexation and Development Agreement with JJK 343, LLC (Project Vector).”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • City of DeKalb City Council:
    “Ordinance 2025-051 Approving the Annexation of Approximately 560 Acres Generally Located Along the East and West Sides of Illinois Route 23”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • City of DeKalb City Council:
    “rezone the property from SFR to PDI; Ordinance 2025-052 Approving the Zoning Petition of JJK 343, LLC”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade A
  • County code: 17037
    “The City Council, on Dec. 8, approved the Edged data center planned by Endeavor Energy for the City's southern edge, north of Route 23 and Keslinger Road.”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • Project status: approved
    “The City Council, on Dec. 8, approved the Edged data center planned by Endeavor Energy for the City's southern edge, north of Route 23 and Keslinger Road.”
    Local government · Dec. 2025 · grade B
  • Dec 8, 2025: City Council approved Ordinance 2025-550 (annexation and development agreement with JJK 343 LLC) and Ordinance 2025-551 (annexation of approximately 560 acres), each 7-0. Project: approximately 560 acres, fo
    “Key details disclosed at the meeting include the development footprint (approximately 560 acres), a project build-out described by the developer as four data halls totaling just under 3,000,000 square feet”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Announced: Dec. 1, 2025
    “The Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 1 to recommend approval of the annexation, rezoning, development plan, building elevations and final plat for the Edged development (Project Vector) by Endeavor Energy”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • DeKalb's Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously on December 1, 2025 to r: Project Vector approved (Dec. 2025) with on-site TurboCell gas generation as bridge power until ComEd upgrades
    “The generators would power the center until ComEd upgrades its local infrastructure, ensuring adequate supply for the region”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Edged won DeKalb approval partly by designing OUT the two standard objections: no evaporative water cooling, and no diesel fleet - on-site natural-gas TurboCells carry the campus until ComEd can upgrade, converting a gri
    “Everyone is concerned about smelly, noisy, loud diesel generators. Well, not on this site”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
  • Dec 1, 2025: DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the annexation, rezoning, development plan, building elevations and final plat for Project Vector.
    “The Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 1 to recommend approval of the annexation, rezoning, development plan, building elevations and final plat for the Edged development (Project Vector) by Endeavor Energy”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
Site and other (1)
  • Public comment at the approval meeting was mixed: residents raised habitat loss, light and noise concerns; labor and other residents spoke in support, citing the Meta DeKalb campus's local tax contribution.
    “In the public comment period when the Edged project was approved in DeKalb, residents had mixed opinions on the data center project.”
    News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C