Market brief, North Carolina
Data Centers in North Carolina
North Carolina ranks 26th nationally for data center pipeline capacity, with 4,954 MW across 104 projects.
By the Aterio data team. Data as of .
Scale
- Data centers tracked
- 142
- Data center capacity*
- 4,954MW
- Data center space*
- 19.9M sq ft
- Average operational size
- 121,073sq ft
Pipeline by stage
- In the pipeline
- 104
- Operational
- 44
- Under construction
- 23
- Announced
- 37
* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects. The other 38 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.
How North Carolina compares
North Carolina is further along than the US as a whole: only 36% of its projects are still announced, against 60% nationally. Operational projects make up 42% of the total, above the national 28%.
| Top states by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Texas | 153,753 MW | 1,450 |
| 2.Virginia | 65,611 MW | 1,084 |
| 3.Utah | 46,575 MW | 236 |
| 4.Pennsylvania | 36,641 MW | 433 |
| 5.Georgia | 32,878 MW | 467 |
| 26.North Carolina | 4,954 MW | 104 |
Top five states by pipeline capacity, and North Carolina, estimated MW.
Where it is being built
Richmond County (1,512 MW) and Chatham County (750 MW) lead North Carolina, together 46% of the pipeline.
| Top counties by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Richmond County | 1,512 MW | 21 |
| 2.Chatham County | 750 MW | 5 |
| 3.Mecklenburg County | 707 MW | 21 |
| 4.Iredell County | 475 MW | 5 |
| 5.Catawba County | 365 MW | 10 |
Top five counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects.
Who is building
Amazon AWS leads with 1,512 MW, ahead of Compass Datacenters with 475 MW. The five largest named providers hold 63% of the North Carolina pipeline.
| Top providers by estimated MW | Est. MW | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Amazon AWS | 1,512 MW | 21 |
| 2.Compass Datacenters | 475 MW | 5 |
| 3.Microsoft | 432 MW | 8 |
| 4.Digital Realty | 424 MW | 6 |
| 5.Google | 289 MW | 4 |
Top five providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.
From the dataset
Largest data centers in North Carolina
Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.
- 1.Data Center Building 2Digital Realty · Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyUnder construction
- 2.Data Center Building 1Digital Realty · Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyUnder construction
- 3.Triangle Innovation Point West DC 1Company Not Disclosed · Moncure, Chatham CountyAnnounced
- 4.Triangle Innovation Point West DC 5Company Not Disclosed · Moncure, Chatham CountyAnnounced
- 5.Triangle Innovation Point West DC 4Company Not Disclosed · Moncure, Chatham CountyAnnounced
Free sample
- Lenoir NC Data Center Building 2Google · Lenoir, Caldwell CountyPower 115 MWSize 413,950 sq ftOperational
- Utility
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- Online
- Aug 30, 2015
- PowerHouse Charlotte Building 1Power House Data Centers · Charlotte, Mecklenburg CountyPower 66 MWSize 256,000 sq ftUnder construction
- Utility
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
- Announced
- Sep 6, 2024
- Expected online
- Dec 30, 2027
- Microsoft Person County Data Center 3Microsoft · Roxboro, Person CountyPower 54 MWSize 580,000 sq ftAnnounced
- Utility
- Duke Energy Progress - (NC)
- Announced
- Oct 31, 2024
- Expected online
- Dec 31, 2029
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