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Itasca board approves recommending votes for ComEd license and letter of understanding so NTT can begin data‑center work
Summary
Trustees recommended approval of a ComEd license to install underground power lines beneath Keter Drive and Pierce Road to connect TSS‑101 to the NTT campus, and approved a letter of understanding allowing NTT to pull permits for CH‑3 and CH‑4 while development agreements are finalized; county stormwater coordination and a certificate‑of‑occupancy fallback were discussed.
The Itasca Village Board on Dec. 3 heard presentations from Commonwealth Edison and representatives of NTT Global Data Centers and approved recommending votes for a ComEd license and a letter of understanding that would allow NTT to begin construction activity and obtain building permits for CH‑3 and CH‑4 before separate development agreements are finalized.
Amy Degnan, assistant general counsel for Commonwealth Edison, told the board the license is needed to install, use and maintain underground electrical facilities under Keter Drive and Pierce Road to run transmission from the expanded TSS‑101 substation to the NTT campus. "We need this license agreement . . . in order to provide that power to NTT data center," Degnan said.
Marlon Hoffman, principal utility program manager for NTT, said the campus is being master‑planned to maximize the substation; he noted the data‑center project being built by NTT is planned at roughly 300 megawatts and that NTT is planning up to four buildings on the campus, with a possible fifth depending on available power. "The data center that we're building is only 300 megawatts," Hoffman said.
Staff and NTT counsel explained attorneys recommended splitting CH‑3 and CH‑4 into separate development agreements and that DuPage County remains engaged on stormwater issues. Village staff described the LOU as a temporary mechanism so NTT can pull permits and start work while the development agreements are completed; staff emphasized the village can withhold a certificate of occupancy if parties do not reach agreement, which they described as the primary fallback.
Both the ComEd license and the NTT letter of understanding passed on recommending roll‑call votes; the board noted final votes will occur at the meeting on the 17th. The board referenced Ordinance 2081‑23 (adopted Sept. 5, 2023) as the zoning action that authorized the data‑center and substation entitlements.
Next steps: staff will finalize contract language and intergovernmental coordination with DuPage County on stormwater terms; both the license and the LOU will return for final board votes on Dec. 17.
