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North Carolina

North Carolina hosts 24 documented datacenter projects representing $63.4B in announced investment and 5.7 GW of power capacity.

State Overview 24 documented projects
$63.4B
Announced Investment
5.7 GW
Planned Power Capacity
#15
Investment Rank
#22
Power Rank

Project Status Breakdown

Planned
7
29% of projects
Canceled
5
21% of projects
Operational
5
21% of projects
Under Construction
4
17% of projects
Expansion
2
8% of projects
Announced
1
4% of projects

All Projects in North Carolina

24 projects
Project Location Investment Power Status
Tract Mooresville Technology Park
Tract
Mooresville $30.0B N/A Canceled
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Richmond County Campus
Amazon Web Services
Richmond County $10.0B 1.6 GW Under Construction
Energy Storage Solutions Kingsboro Data Center
Energy Storage Solutions LLC
Tarboro $6.4B 300 MW Canceled
Apple Maiden Data Center
Apple
Maiden $4.2B 714 MW Operational
PowerHouse Data Centers Charlotte Campus
PowerHouse Data Centers, Town Lane
Charlotte $3.5B 300 MW Under Construction
Drox Rural Hall Data Center (Project Iron Spur)
The Drox Group
Rural Hall $3.0B N/A Planned
Microsoft Catawba County Campus
Microsoft
Multiple locations $1.0B 720 MW Under Construction
Google Lenoir Data Center
Google
Lenoir $1.0B N/A Expansion
WhiteFiber NC-1 Madison Data Center
WhiteFiber
Madison $1.0B 40 MW Under Construction
Compass Datacenters Statesville Campus
Compass Datacenters
Statesville $1.0B 500 MW Announced
Natelli Investments New Hill Digital Campus (Wake County)
Natelli Investments LLC
New Hill $1.0B 250 MW Canceled
Meta Forest City Data Center Campus
Meta Platforms
Forest City $750M 70 MW Operational
DC BLOX High Point Data Center
DC BLOX
High Point $305M 18 MW Canceled
CyrusOne Raleigh Data Center
CyrusOne
Durham $245M 50 MW Operational
American Tower Raleigh Edge Data Center
American Tower
Raleigh $28M 4 MW Operational
Anexio Durham Data Center
Anexio
Durham N/A N/A Canceled
Compass Datacenters Raleigh
Compass Datacenters
Durham N/A 1.2 MW Operational
Microsoft Person County Mega Park
Microsoft
Roxboro N/A N/A Planned
Project Delta Stokes County Data Center
Engineered Land Solutions, Blue Ridge Companies
Walnut Cove N/A N/A Planned
Eco TIP West Moncure Data Center
Eco TIP West LLC, Lee-Moore Capital
Moncure N/A 750 MW Planned
Natelli Henderson Data Center
Natelli Investments
Henderson N/A N/A Planned
American Tower East Charlotte Hood Road Data Center
American Tower Asset Sub LLC
Charlotte N/A 4 MW Planned
Digital Realty Moores Chapel Road Charlotte Campus
Digital Realty
Charlotte N/A 400 MW Planned
Digital Realty CLT10 East Trade Expansion
Digital Realty
Charlotte N/A 12 MW Expansion

North Carolina hosts 24 documented datacenter projects representing $63.4B in disclosed investment and 5.7 GW of power capacity.

Key Statistics

MetricValue
Total Projects24
Total Investment$63.4B
Total Power Capacity5.7 GW
Investment Rank#15
Power Rank#22
Grid OperatorSERC

Project Status Breakdown

  • Planned: 7 projects
  • Canceled: 5 projects
  • Operational: 5 projects
  • Under Construction: 4 projects
  • Expansion: 2 projects
  • Announced: 1 project

Top Projects

Tract Mooresville Technology Park

  • Location: Mooresville
  • Investment: $30.0B
  • Power: N/A
  • Status: Canceled
  • Sponsors: Tract

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Richmond County Campus

  • Location: Richmond County
  • Investment: $10.0B
  • Power: 1.6 GW
  • Status: Under Construction
  • Sponsors: Amazon Web Services

Energy Storage Solutions Kingsboro Data Center

  • Location: Tarboro
  • Investment: $6.4B
  • Power: 300 MW
  • Status: Canceled
  • Sponsors: Energy Storage Solutions LLC

Apple Maiden Data Center

  • Location: Maiden
  • Investment: $4.2B
  • Power: 714 MW
  • Status: Operational
  • Sponsors: Apple

PowerHouse Data Centers Charlotte Campus

  • Location: Charlotte
  • Investment: $3.5B
  • Power: 300 MW
  • Status: Under Construction
  • Sponsors: PowerHouse Data Centers, Town Lane

Drox Rural Hall Data Center (Project Iron Spur)

  • Location: Rural Hall
  • Investment: $3.0B
  • Power: N/A
  • Status: Planned
  • Sponsors: The Drox Group

Microsoft Catawba County Campus

  • Location: Multiple locations
  • Investment: $1.0B
  • Power: 720 MW
  • Status: Under Construction
  • Sponsors: Microsoft

Compass Datacenters Statesville Campus

  • Location: Statesville
  • Investment: $1.0B
  • Power: 500 MW
  • Status: Announced
  • Sponsors: Compass Datacenters

Natelli Investments New Hill Digital Campus (Wake County)

  • Location: New Hill
  • Investment: $1.0B
  • Power: 250 MW
  • Status: Canceled
  • Sponsors: Natelli Investments LLC

WhiteFiber NC-1 Madison Data Center

  • Location: Madison
  • Investment: $1.0B
  • Power: 40 MW
  • Status: Under Construction
  • Sponsors: WhiteFiber