Carolinas Data Center Conference & Expo

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 market.

The Carolinas have seen Duke Energy contracted data center load surpass 7.6 GW behind a $103 billion capital plan, and regional construction spending rose 32% year over year. Both states are running large load tariff dockets that will reshape deal economics, and community tolerance for new facilities is tightening faster than in more established markets. The programme is built around those on-the-ground realities rather than a general market overview.

Programming Focus

• State of the Carolinas data center market: which submarkets have committed power versus land-and-incentive stories
• Impact of pending large load tariff decisions in North Carolina and South Carolina on deal economics
• Community relations and permitting risk across the region
• Construction execution: labor availability, equipment lead times, utility coordination
• Capital underwriting for speculative powered shells versus signed leases
• Modular and prefabricated construction timelines in practice
• Multi-phase campus investment criteria

Featured Speakers

• Edmund Driggs, District 7 Council Member, City of Charlotte
• Mara Ervin, Director of Data Centers, Stonebridge
• Marcus Hassen, VP Mission Critical Operations & Group Manager, Truist
• Chris Hutter, CEO, National Power
• Thomas Cramer, General Manager Southern Region, Mt. Carmel Stabilization Group
• Marty Leedy, General Manager, Mt. Carmel Stabilization Group
• Jennifer Toeppner, Data Center Lead, Sales & Business Development, Metromont

Sponsors

Silver: Buildots, Monarch Critical Infrastructure, Pike Telecom & Renewables, Taco Inc, The Nichols Co., The ProLift Rigging Company, Tindall Corporation

Media Partners: Data Center Post, iMiller Public Relations

Impact Partner: Nomad Futurist Foundation

Who Should Attend

• Data center developers and operators
• Hyperscale and colocation real estate teams
• Private equity and debt investors in digital infrastructure
• Utility and power industry executives
• Construction and general contracting leadership
• Economic development officials from North Carolina and South Carolina
• Site selection consultants
• Legal and advisory firms working data center transactions in the region

Logistics

Registration opens at 8:00 AM EST. Networking breakfast included. Super Early Bird ticket: $175. End users (hyperscalers, colo operators, investors, enterprise tenants) may be eligible for complimentary passes — contact Virginia.Baker@bisnow.com.

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