Equinix CH3
OperationalEquinix CH3 is a data center in Elk Grove Village, United States, operated by Equinix, currently operational.
Elk Grove Village campus building with 196,151 sq ft of colocation space, the largest of the Chicago buildings reviewed here.
- Operator
- Equinix
- City
- Elk Grove Village, United States
- Power, MW
- —
- Cooling
- Air
- Floor space
- 18,223 m²
- Market benchmark
- $196 per kW per month wholesale · United States
- Index rate for the market, not this operator’s price list
- Address
- 1905 Lunt Avenue, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · Open in maps ↗
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Coloprice Score
42 out of 100
Class D · #97 of 1332 in United States
- Resilience10/35
- Compliance20/20
- Transparency5/20
- Scale0/15
- Maturity7/10
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</a>Connectivity: 44 networks and 2 internet exchanges are present in this facility.
Equinix CH3 is a three-story steel-and-reinforced-concrete building at 1905 Lunt Avenue in Elk Grove Village, a northwest Chicago suburb, separate from the 350 E Cermak carrier-hotel cluster. It lists 196,151 sq ft (18,223 sqm) of colocation space, the largest footprint among the Chicago buildings covered here. Disclosed specs show N+1 power redundancy, N+20% cooling redundancy, N+1 UPS redundancy, a generator count of 2 with 30+ hours of autonomy at full load, a minimum cabinet density of 5 kVA on 120V/208V or 240V/415V distribution, and combination-badge access with 24/7 video surveillance. Sustainability items listed include native-plant landscaping, free cooling and hot/cold aisle containment. High-Density Cooling is not among CH3's available products, which include Secure Cabinet Express, Private Cage, Equinix Flex Space and Antenna. CH3 is also the only Chicago building reviewed here to carry LEED certification, on top of HECVAT, HIPAA, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, NIST 800-53/FISMA High, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II. Total power capacity in MW, cabinet count and opening year are not published.
- ▮196,151 sq ft (18,223 sqm) at 1905 Lunt Avenue, Elk Grove Village — largest Chicago building reviewed here
- ▮N+1 power / N+20% cooling redundancy; 30+ hrs generator autonomy
- ▮Only Chicago building reviewed here to carry LEED certification
- ▮Located in the Elk Grove Village suburb, separate from the 350 E Cermak cluster
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