Lenoir Expansion
AI data center in Lenoir, NC, United States: announced.
- Location: Lenoir, NC, United States
- Developer: Google
- Status: announced
- Estimated cost: $1B
Lenoir Expansion is a AI data center project located in Lenoir, NC, United States, currently announced. It is being built by Google. The estimated build cost is $1B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across NC, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Google is spending $1 billion to expand its Lenoir, North Carolina campus. The company has operated there since the late 2000s, in what was the state's furniture belt.
Public companies linked to Lenoir Expansion
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Alphabet (GOOGL), developer · hyperscaler
- Alphabet (GOOGL), tenant · hyperscaler
Related data center projects
- Google Project Tembo (Cheyenne), 1.8 GW, Cheyenne, WY, United States · permitted
- Google Project Spade (New Florence), 1.2 GW, New Florence, MO, United States · under construction
- Wilbarger Campus, 800 MW, Vernon, TX, United States · under construction
- Google West Memphis Data Center, 600 MW, West Memphis, AR, United States · under construction
- Google Fredericia (Taulov) AI Data Center, 550 MW, Fredericia, Denmark · operational
- Google-Kairos Power AI Data Center Initiative, 500 MW, Oak Ridge, TN, United States · announced
- Haskell County Campus, 440 MW, Haskell, TX, United States · under construction
- Google Eemshaven AI Data Center, 400 MW, Eemshaven, Netherlands · operational
Frequently asked questions
- What is Lenoir Expansion?
- Lenoir Expansion is an AI data center project in Lenoir, North Carolina tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is Lenoir Expansion?
- Lenoir Expansion is in Lenoir, North Carolina. Every tracked North Carolina campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/north-carolina.
- Who is building Lenoir Expansion?
- Google is developing Lenoir Expansion.
- Which public companies are linked to Lenoir Expansion?
- Data Center Index links 2 tracked public companies to Lenoir Expansion: Alphabet (GOOGL), Alphabet (GOOGL). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- City of Lenoir, NC (cityoflenoir.com · press · 2026-03-17)
- The North State Journal (nsjonline.com · press · 2026-03-28)
- ConstructConnect (news.constructconnect.com · press · 2026-03-17)