Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford)
1.4 GW AI data center in Rockford, IL, United States: announced.
- Capacity: 1.4 GW
- Location: Rockford, IL, United States
- Developer: Monarch Energy
- Status: announced
- Estimated cost: $12B
Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford) is a 1.4 GW AI data center project located in Rockford, IL, United States, currently announced. It is being built by Monarch Energy. The estimated build cost is $12B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across IL, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
In June 2026, Monarch Rock Air LLC signed a state Data Center Investment Program MOU for a 1,400 MW phased data center campus with on-site generation. The company is tied to California-based Monarch Energy, and the site covers about 1,300 acres along Friday Road on Rockford's south edge, reported at about $12B. There's no city approval yet, and the end-user tenant hasn't been identified.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford)?
- Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford) is an AI data center project in Rockford, Illinois tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford)?
- Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford) is in Rockford, Illinois. Every tracked Illinois campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/illinois.
- How big is Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford)?
- Data Center Index tracks Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford) at 1.4 GW, on an estimated $12B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated July 1, 2026.
- Who is building Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford)?
- Monarch Energy is developing Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford).
- When will Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford) come online?
- The next building at Monarch Rock Air Data Center Campus (Rockford) is expected online 2028. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
Sources
- Rockford data center developer has tax incentive deal in place with the state, records request shows (rockrivercurrent.com · press · 2026-06-26)
- Rockford News First (WIFR) (rockfordnewsfirst.com · press · 2026-07-01)
- Rockford Register Star (via Yahoo) (yahoo.com · press · 2026-03-23)
- Rock River Current (rockrivercurrent.com · press · 2026-03-01)
- City Council approves 6-month data center moratorium, but it doesn't apply to key piece of land (rockrivercurrent.com · press · 2026-08-03)