Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center
460 MW AI data center in Rockingham, NC, United States: permitted.
- Capacity: 460 MW
- Location: Rockingham, NC, United States
- Developer: Terra Nexus
- Status: permitted
- Estimated cost: $1.2B
Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center is a 460 MW AI data center project located in Rockingham, NC, United States, currently permitted. It is being built by Terra Nexus. The estimated build cost is $1.2B. 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
Rockingham City Council voted to approve a conditional rezoning of about 165.07 acres at 316 Old Cheraw Highway, from high-density residential to conditional light industrial, for a Terra Nexus data center. Plans call for four buildings totaling 460 MW, finished over six years, with 192 diesel backup generators. Terra Nexus will pay Duke Energy upfront for infrastructure upgrades.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center?
- Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center is an AI data center project in Rockingham, North Carolina tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is permitted.
- Where is Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center?
- Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center is in Rockingham, North Carolina. Every tracked North Carolina campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/north-carolina.
- How big is Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center?
- Data Center Index tracks Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center at 460 MW, on an estimated $1.2B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated September 15, 2026.
- Who is building Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center?
- Terra Nexus is developing Terra Nexus Old Cheraw Highway Data Center.
Sources
- Rockingham council approves Old Cheraw Highway rezoning (yourdailyjournal.com · press · 2026-09-15)
- Rockingham approves rezoning request for data center (wsoctv.com · press · 2026-09-15)
- Neighbors split on proposed third data center for Richmond County (wsoctv.com · press · 2026-08-10)