Meta: DeKalb IL: Facebook will build a new Data Center Campus in Illinois

• The campus is on 505 acres located on Route 23 and Gurler Road.
• The Facebook-owned land can accommodate five buildings, and two will be completed by 2022.
• The five buildings will be a total of 907,000 square feet
• This Facebook's 12th data center campus in the U.S.
• It will be supported by 100% renewable energy and will use 80% less water than the average data center. It will also be LEED Gold certified when completed
• About 1,000 construction workers are expected to begin working on the facility and about 100 workers will work in the facility when it's complete.

Hello DeKalb, home to Facebook’s next data center!

 We are excited to announce today that Facebook is joining the DeKalb community and will be building our newest data center here. The Facebook DeKalb Data Center will be among the most advanced, energy- and water-efficient data center facilities in the world, delivering an estimated 100 operational jobs and hundreds of construction jobs.
 
Due to COVID-19 limitations, we are announcing the groundbreaking with a video featuring Governor JB Pritzker, Mayor Smith, and some notable DeKalb landmarks.

This 907,000 square foot facility, the 12th Facebook data center in the U.S., will be supported by 100% renewable energy, will use 80% less water than the average data center, and, once completed, will be LEED Gold certified. As one of the largest data centers in Illinois, the Facebook DeKalb Data Center will accelerate opportunities for the community to attract skilled jobs, while increasing the northwest region’s competitive digital edge.

Facebook is partnering with the City of DeKalb, Illinois, the Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District, and Krusinski Construction Company to help design, build and provide support for infrastructure in the area. This includes nearly three miles of water lines, one and a half miles of sewer extension and repaving local roads.

Hundreds of construction workers will work onsite for several years. We will be hiring for data center jobs including technicians, engineers, construction management, facility managers, logistics professionals, and security personnel.

Mortenson Construction was selected as the general contractor for our DeKalb Data Center. The site will employ an estimated 1,200 construction and trades at the project’s peak. More information will be available about jobs and subcontractors on their website. For more information, follow our DeKalb Data Center page on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DeKalbDataCenter.

Thank you to the City of DeKalb, Illinois, the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation - DCEDC, the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and all of our other partners. Over the coming years, Facebook will continue to work on the foundational technologies needed to bring the world closer together—and the DeKalb Data Center will be an essential part of that.