North Carolina Data Center Market

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The North Carolina data center market is located in the region of Mid-Atlantic and within United States. North Carolina has 126 facilities.

The top providers in North Carolina are Apple (6 sites) and Google with 2 facilities . The most popular facilities are Lumos Charlotte (DC74 CLT4) and TierPoint Charlotte: Rose Lake.

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Market Facts

North Carolina Data Center Map

North Carolina Power Growth Over Time

+9% since 2022
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

Largest Providers in North Carolina

Apple
Site
Power
Operational
5
220.0
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
6
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Google
Site
Power
Operational
1
76.0
Construction
1
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
1
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
2
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Meta
Site
Power
Operational
3
110.0
Construction
0
Planned
0
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
0
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
3
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Microsoft Azure
Site
Power
Operational
0
0.0
Construction
3
Planned
15
Prospective Expansion
0
Land Bank
3
In Doubt
0
Withdrawn
0
Decommissioned
0
Totals
3
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Largest Data Centers in North Carolina

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Read AFCOM North Carolina Chapter Meeting
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Oct 21

AFCOM North Carolina Chapter Meeting

9110 Drivers Way, Charlotte, NC 28262

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 leade...

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Read Southeast Power NEXT 2026
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Nov 4 - Nov 6

Southeast Power NEXT 2026

555 S McDowell St, Charlotte, NC 28204

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...

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Read Carolinas Data Center Conference & Expo
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Nov 12

Carolinas Data Center Conference & Expo

100 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

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, ...

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About This Metro

What makes North Carolina attractive for Data Centers?

The infrastructure that once powered textile factories is being converted to support data centers. Facebook is located in an old textile mill near Forest City, NC. In 2006 Google started the trend and decided to build a facility in Caldwell County. In 2009 Facebook selected Maiden to build their data center.

North Carolina Data Center Corridor

Includes many enterprises or webscale content companies that have chosen the area because of the inexpensive power and building infrastructure. Including Apple, Facebook, Google, WiPro, Bed Bath & Beyond, AT&T, Disney, and Boeing.

North Carolina Tax Incentives for Data Centers

In 2014, the state passed the HB 117 North Carolina Competes Act, which provides tax abatements to data centers with tax exemption for both data center construction and operations. House Bill 117 creates a new set of tax incentives for datacenters qualifying under its provisions. Effective January 1, 2016, sales of electricity and data center support equipment for use in a qualifying data center will be exempt from sales tax.

A qualifying data center is one that (a) satisfies the Department of Commerce wage standards and health insurance requirements and (b) involves an aggregate investment of at least $75 million in private funds over a five-year period any time after January 1, 2012. The Secretary of Commerce must make a written determination that a data center is a qualifying data center for the exemption to apply.

Datacenter support equipment is specifically defined as property that is capitalized for tax purposes and used for the purposes defined in the statute. This change also allows colocation data centers to combine the investment of an operator with the investment of tenants to qualify for the exemption.

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