How many data centers are in North Carolina?

More Than Just Parks tracks 98 active data center facilities in North Carolina, each citing a public source: 69 operating, 11 under construction and 18 proposed. 35 more were canceled, withdrawn, suspended or blocked.

How much electricity do North Carolina's data centers use?

We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: about seven in ten facilities here never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of North Carolina's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.

Are North Carolina data centers near protected land?

4 of the tracked facilities in North Carolina sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; none sit within a single mile.

Which county in North Carolina has the most data centers?

Mecklenburg County has the most, with 27 tracked data centers, followed by Durham County (12) and Wake County (12).

Are there proposed data centers in North Carolina?

Yes. We track 18 proposed data centers in North Carolina, including Triangle Innovation Point West, Compass Datacenters Charlotte Campus and HB2K Data Center Campus. One of them sits within 10 miles of protected public land.

Who is building data centers in North Carolina?

The most active operators in North Carolina are Flexential (6 sites), TierPoint (4 sites) and Microsoft (4 sites), counted by sites, not megawatts.

98 Data Centers in North Carolina: Map and List

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Type your ZIP code or your town and you’ll see what’s proposed, going up and already running near it, and how close each one sits to protected land. A ZIP opens its own page you can bookmark and share.

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Proposed data centers in North Carolina

18 proposed data centers are on the record in North Carolina. By county, then name.

Data centers under construction in North Carolina

11 data centers are under construction in North Carolina. By county, then name.

Data centers operating in North Carolina

69 data centers are operating in North Carolina. By county, then name.

Projects stopped or paused

35 proposed projects in North Carolina were voted down, withdrawn, canceled or held by a moratorium. Each project’s page links the source for how it ended.

Code-named projects in North Carolina

Developers often file under a code name before the company behind a project goes public. These are the ones on the record in North Carolina, with the operator where it’s been named.

Closest to protected land

Distance is to the boundary of the nearest protected unit; open a facility to see which.

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Map of data centers in North Carolina

Map of the 98 data centers in North Carolina tracked by More Than Just Parks, updated October 2026 — Every light is a facility we can tie to a public source, drawn October 2026. Map by More Than Just Parks, free to share and embed with the credit link.

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Every tracked facility in North Carolina

98 facilities across 25 counties, the busiest first. Open a county to see its facilities; each one opens its own record.

Mecklenburg County 2 proposed 3 under construction 22 operating27

Durham County 1 under construction 11 operating12

Wake County 12 operating12

Guilford County 2 proposed 1 under construction 6 operating9

Catawba County 1 proposed 3 under construction 1 operating5

Cleveland County 1 proposed 2 operating3

Forsyth County 3 operating3

Rutherford County 3 operating3

Buncombe County 2 operating2

Cherokee County 2 operating2

Cumberland County 1 proposed 1 operating2

Iredell County 1 proposed 1 operating2

Lee County 1 proposed 1 under construction2

Richmond County 1 proposed 1 under construction2

Rowan County 1 proposed 1 under construction2

Burke County 1 proposed1

Digihost Data Center (Digihost International, Hildebran)Large · 200 MW

Cabarrus County 1 operating1

NorthState Charlotte (Kannapolis)Small

Caldwell County 1 operating1

Google Lenoir Data CenterLarge

Chatham County 1 proposed1

Triangle Innovation Point WestCampus · 750 MW

Halifax County 1 proposed1

Project Q — Quiet Data Centers Enfield (Halifax County)Mid-size · 88 MW

Person County 1 proposed1

Microsoft, Person County, NCCampus

Rockingham County 1 operating1

WhiteFiber Madison Data Center (NC-1)Mid-size · 24 MW

Stokes County 1 proposed1

Project DeltaUnsized

Vance County 1 proposed1

Vance County Data Center Site (Natelli Investments, Henderson)Unsized

Yadkin County 1 proposed1

WhiteFiber Yadkinville Data Centers (NC-2 & NC-3)Mid-size · 60 MW

Data centers in North Carolina: common questions

How many data centers are in North Carolina?: More Than Just Parks tracks 98 active data center facilities in North Carolina, each citing a public source: 69 operating, 11 under construction and 18 proposed. 35 more were canceled, withdrawn, suspended or blocked.
How much electricity do North Carolina's data centers use?: We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: about seven in ten facilities here never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of North Carolina's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.
Are North Carolina data centers near protected land?: 4 of the tracked facilities in North Carolina sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; none sit within a single mile.
Which county in North Carolina has the most data centers?: Mecklenburg County has the most, with 27 tracked data centers, followed by Durham County (12) and Wake County (12).
Are there proposed data centers in North Carolina?: Yes. We track 18 proposed data centers in North Carolina, including Triangle Innovation Point West, Compass Datacenters Charlotte Campus and HB2K Data Center Campus. One of them sits within 10 miles of protected public land.
Who is building data centers in North Carolina?: The most active operators in North Carolina are Flexential (6 sites), TierPoint (4 sites) and Microsoft (4 sites), counted by sites, not megawatts.

Every facility on this page cites a public record we can link to: industry reporting, facility trackers, company announcements, and local planning and utility filings, cross-referenced against protected public land. Part of the Data Center Tracker from More Than Just Parks. A facility shows a capacity only where its own source states one.

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