| Site name | Gross SqFt | Usable SqFt | Power (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Express IPC2 Whitsett NC | |||
| DC BLOX High Point | |||
| Dynamic Quest Greensboro | |||
| Level3 Greensboro | |||
| Level3 (was TWTC) Greensboro | |||
| NorthState Winston-Salem | 27,000 | 8.00 | |
| SolidSpace Winston |
Winston-Salem has had some success landing major data centers.
In 2005, Lowe's Cos. Inc. opened a $100 million data center in the Madison Park office complex with 25 employees. It received about $3.8 million in local and state incentives. Last August, Lowe's added a 90,000-square-foot building there, but no new jobs.
In 2007, the Clearing House Payments Co. opened a $22 million data center in Winston-Salem with 80 local workers. The company is eligible for nearly $900,000 in local and state incentives.
Wells Fargo & Co. has about 1,000 employees in technology and operations in the West End data center. Data Chambers LLC, recently bought by North State Communications, has 120,000 square feet of data-center and disaster-recovery space. (Source: Journal Now)
Winston-Salem Greensboro has low electric costs that average between 5 and 6 cents a kWh.
The risk of natural disasters is low.
| Gross SqFt | Gross SqFt | Power (MW) | Power (MW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthState Winston-Salem | 8.00 | |||
| American Express IPC2 Whitsett NC | ||||
| Level3 Greensboro | ||||
| Level3 (was TWTC) Greensboro | ||||
| SolidSpace Winston | ||||
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| Company | Region Name | Site Name | Building SqFt | Gross SqFt | Power (MWs) | Estimated Launch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC BLOX | Winston-Salem Greensboro | DC BLOX High Point | 54000 | 67000 | Jun 01 2022 | |
| Total | 54000 | 67000 | 0.0 |
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