en.Wedoany.com Reported - US data center company Edged has completed the topping-out of its latest facility in Chicago, Illinois.

The company announced that structural work has been completed on the second facility at its Chicago campus, located at 2835 Bilter Road in Aurora.

This data center, named ORD01-2, is fully pre-leased and will provide 72MW of capacity, with operations scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2027.

The single-story facility will utilize a waterless closed-loop cooling system supplied by sister company ThermalWorks. The company states that this system can support up to 120kW per rack for air cooling and 400kW per rack for liquid cooling.

Mitch Fonseca, Chief Operating Officer of Edged US, stated that as AI infrastructure demand accelerates, speed, efficiency, and sustainability must advance in tandem; achieving this milestone in Aurora reflects the strength of partnerships, the dedication of the construction team, and the company's commitment to delivering high-performance infrastructure for future-proof computing. He also noted that the company will continue to invest in the Chicago area, providing infrastructure that supports innovation while reducing environmental impact.

The first 24MW facility at Edged's Chicago campus was commissioned in February 2025. Once fully built out, the entire campus will offer a total of 96MW of capacity across 65 acres.

Edged (formerly Edged Energy) is part of Endeavour and was founded by Jakob Carnemark, the founder of Aligned. The company operates or has data centers under development in Bilbao, Madrid, and Barcelona, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; and in the US states of Missouri, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, and Illinois.

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