North Carolina Data Centers

Live tracking of every data center project in North Carolina (operational, under construction, announced, and permitted) with developer, tenant, capacity, and supply-chain links.

North Carolina's largest build is AWS's campus under construction in Richmond County. In Charlotte, Digital Realty on Moores Chapel Road and PowerHouse on University City Boulevard are both building, while Apple in Maiden, Meta in Forest City and WhiteFiber's 200 MW NC-1 in Madison are already operating. Microsoft has announced a campus in Person County.

Data Center Index tracks 16 named data center campuses in North Carolina (large sites with a source, not every building): 4 operating, 3 under construction, and 9 announced or permitted. The pipeline adds up to 2.3 GW of planned capacity. The grid is operated by Duke Energy, which runs the interconnection queue. Below: every tracked project in North Carolina, ranked by build status, followed by the public companies whose data center revenue is most exposed to this market.

Tracked data center projects in North Carolina

Frequently asked questions

How many data centers are in North Carolina?
Data Center Index tracks 16 named data center campuses in North Carolina as of 2026: 4 operating, 3 under construction, and 9 announced or permitted. Coverage is named campuses with a published source, not every building.
How much data center capacity does North Carolina have?
665 MW is operating, with 2.3 GW in the announced and under-construction pipeline. Of the 9 North Carolina campuses with a capacity figure, 0 are filed, 4 stated and 5 estimated. Filed means a permit, utility filing or SEC filing states the figure. Stated means the developer or the press states it. Estimated means we modeled or inferred it, and the site marks it "est.". Filed and stated figures carry the date of the newest source behind them.
What is the largest data center in North Carolina?
AWS North Carolina Campus in Richmond County is the largest tracked campus in North Carolina at 1 GW, developed by Amazon Web Services. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.
Who is building data centers in North Carolina?
The most active developers in North Carolina by tracked campus count are WhiteFiber (Bit Digital) (3 campuses), Microsoft (2 campuses), Core Scientific (1 campus). Every campus page lists its developer, tenant and the source that names them.
Which grid operator serves North Carolina data centers?
Duke Energy runs the grid and the interconnection queue for North Carolina, so new campus power requests are approved on its timeline.

Public companies exposed to North Carolina

These public companies have tracked data-center projects in North Carolina as developers, tenants, or operators. Use the watchlist to compare them side by side, or click through for capex history and supplier exposure.

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