Charlotte Data Center Market

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The Charlotte data center market is located in the state of North Carolina within Americas. Charlotte has 44 facilities.

The top providers in Charlotte are Digital Realty Trust (3 sites) and PowerHouse Data Centers with 1 facility . The most popular facilities are Lumos Charlotte (DC74 CLT4) and TierPoint Charlotte: Rose Lake.

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Market Facts

Charlotte Data Center Map

Charlotte Power Growth Over Time

Operational
Construction
Planned
Prospective
Land Bank
In Doubt
Currently Operational
across NN Request Dataset sites
Under Construction
NN Request Dataset sites currently building
Planned / Prospective
NN Request Dataset sites announced, but haven't started construction

Data Centers in Charlotte

Name Company Size Status Type
Digital Realty: CLT10 Digital Realty Trust Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
731 East Trade - Digital Realty Digital Realty Trust Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Digital Realty: Moores Chapel Building 1 Digital Realty Trust Large Construction Carrier-Neutral
Digital Realty: Moores Chapel Building 2 Digital Realty Trust Extra Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Digital Realty: 725 E. Trade Digital Realty Trust Small Planned Carrier-Neutral
H5 Charlotte H5 Data Centers Large Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
Lumen Charlotte 2 Lumen Technologies Extra Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Charlotte 1 Lumen Technologies Extra Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Charlotte 3 Lumen Technologies Extra Small Operational Carrier
Lumen Charlotte 4 Lumen Technologies Extra Small Operational Carrier
NaviSite Charlotte NaviSite Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral (Telco-Owned)
Flexential Charlotte 1, 2, 3 Flexential Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Flexential Charlotte 4 Flexential Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
TierPoint Charlotte: Rose Lake TierPoint Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
TierPoint North Myers CL2 TierPoint Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
TierPoint Charlotte 4 TierPoint Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Lumos Charlotte (DC74 CLT4) Lumos Networks Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral (Telco-Owned)
ScaleMatrix Charlotte ScaleMatrix Operational Carrier-Neutral
Tier.Net Charlotte Tier.Net Technologies Extra Small Operational MSP
Compass: Statesville 1 Compass Datacenters Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Compass: Statesville 2 Compass Datacenters Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Compass: Statesville 3 Compass Datacenters Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Compass: Statesville 4 Compass Datacenters Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Compass: Statesville 5 Compass Datacenters Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Spectrum Networks: Charlotte Charter Communications (Spectrum) Operational MSO
Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center Charter Communications (Spectrum) Small Operational MSO
Caronet 1960 Cross Beam Caronet Operational Carrier-Neutral
Altos Charlotte NC Altos Operational MSP
First Data Charlotte Fiserv (First Data) Operational Enterprise
Charlotte Colocation Center Charlotte Colocation Center LLC Operational Carrier-Neutral
Segra: 3101 International Airport Segra Extra Small Operational Carrier
Segra: Charlotte Segra Small Operational Carrier
GIGA Charlotte (Mooresville) GIGA Data Centers Large Operational, Planned Carrier-Neutral
CENTRA: 701 E Trade CENTRA Extra Small Operational Carrier-Neutral
Mapletree: 1805 Center Park Mapletree Redwood Data Centre Trust Operational Real Estate
PowerHouse: Charlotte, NC PowerHouse Data Centers Extra Large Construction, Land Bank, Planned Carrier-Neutral
Edged Energy: Charlotte CLT01 Edged Energy Extra Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Edged Energy: CLT02-1 Edged Energy Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
Edged Energy: CLT02 Expansion Edged Energy Extra Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
5CDC: Charlotte, NC 5C Data Centers Extra Large Construction, Land Bank, Planned, Prospective Expansion Carrier-Neutral
Nexus Core: Charlotte Nexus Core Systems Small Construction Carrier-Neutral
TAC: Belmont 1 TAC Data Centers Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
TAC: Belmont Expansion TAC Data Centers Extra Large Planned Carrier-Neutral
LightHouse: CLT02 LightHouse Data Centers Large Construction, Planned Carrier-Neutral

Largest Providers in Charlotte

Digital Realty Trust
Site
Power
Operational
2
4.0
Construction
1
Planned
2
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
3
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PowerHouse Data Centers
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
1
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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5C Data Centers
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
1
Planned
1
Prospective Expansion
1
Land Bank
1
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
1
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Charter Communications (Spectrum)
Site
Power
Operational
2
15.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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Largest Data Centers in Charlotte

Sites Under Construction in Charlotte

Location Building SqFt Power (MW) Estimated Launch
Digital Realty: Moores Chapel Building 1 1,141,760 SqFt 100 Megawatts
PowerHouse: Charlotte, NC 1,075,000 SqFt 60 Megawatts Q3 2026
5CDC: Charlotte, NC 200,000 SqFt 50 Megawatts Q1 2026
LightHouse: CLT02 SqFt 16 Megawatts Q4 2026
Nexus Core: Charlotte SqFt 10 Megawatts Q1 2026

Data Center Events in Charlotte See all

3 events
Event Starts in Details
3 days
View AFCOM North Carolina Chapter Meeting
Organized by:
AFCOM
Type:
Data Center Enterprise IT
Description:

The AFCOM North Carolina Chapter Meeting is a half-day gathering scheduled for October 21, 2026, at Topgolf University in Charlotte, North Carolina. Organized by the North Carolina chapter of AFCOM, the event brings together regional data center managers, facilities engineers, IT operations leaders, and infrastructure builders. The program features a keynote presentation on AI infrastructure gr...

17 days
View Southeast Power NEXT 2026
Organized by:
Infocast
Type:
Data Center Power
Description:

Southeast Power NEXT is a three-day executive conference organized by Infocast, convening state regulators, electric utilities, data center energy negotiators, and renewable energy developers across the southeastern United States. Taking place November 4–6, 2026, at the Sheraton & Le Méridien Charlotte Hotel Complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, the gathering brings together approximately 500 e...

25 days
View Carolinas Data Center Conference & Expo
Organized by:
Bisnow
Type:
Data Center Investment
Description:

Bisnow's Carolinas Data Center Conference & Expo is a single-day event on November 12, 2026, at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Part of Bisnow's DICE (Data Centers Investment Conference & Expo) series, the conference brings together developers, investors, operators, utility executives, and construction leaders active in the North and South Carolina data center m...

About This Metro

  • Tierpoint has 4 sites

  • Digital Realty has 3 sites. Some of which provide space to colocation providers. For example: 

    • 125 N Myers is “Tierpoint Charlotte 2”
    • 113 N Myers is "Tierpoint Charlotte 3”
  • Locally run data center options are Caronet and the Charlotte Colocation Center

Recent Transactions in the Charlotte Market

  • Peak 10 merged with Viawest to form Flexential
  • Carter Validus REIT acquired the the datacenter that is being used by Altos
  • Xand was acquired by TierPoint in 2014

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October 15, 2026 Digital Realty Trust

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Edged Completes Construction Of Data Centers In Council Bluffs, Iowa

September 14, 2026 Edged Energy

US data center operator Edged has completed the structural work on two facilities in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The company announced that OMA01-1 and OMA01-2 have reached the topping-out stage. "Reaching this milestone reflects our continued commitment to investing in communities that are positioned...

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Read Digital Realty Launches 6.4MW Data Center In Nairobi, Kenya
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Digital Realty has launched its second data center in Nairobi, Kenya. The company announced on September 7 that its Nairobi Two Data Center (NBO2) is now operational, adding 6.4MW of capacity to its Nairobi campus. The facility covers 12,000 sq ft (1,100 sqm). The launch follows iColo’s...

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Digital Realty is acquiring a stake in three Northern Virginia data centers from Blackstone. The deal covers 288MW of fully leased capacity across two sites in Manassas and one at the Digital Dulles campus in Sterling, all 100% leased to hyperscale customers. Blackstone is selling a 64% interest...

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