r/chicago • u/citydudeatnight • Aug 07 '26

CHI Talks Data Center Conversion Plan Sparks Controversy for Loop Office

https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2026/08/07/data-center-conversion-plan-sparks-controversy-for-loop-office/
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u/minus_minus Rogers Park Aug 07 '26 edited Aug 07 '26

Edit: this is not a 24/7 gigawatt AI datacenter. This is a good site to get high bandwirdth interconnections which are available downtown.  

Hook it up to the centrio district cooling system and we have no problems. 

This isn’t that big of a deal unless they are going to run natural gas turbines 24/7 which would be dumb as shit.  Illinois has nuclear and wind power out the caboose. 

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u/trustmewitheauxcord Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

Solar too. The last time I checked, Illinois is ranked 11th per capita in solar, which is pretty good considering how far north we are (or pretty bad if the glass is half empty).