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Microsoft to Begin Permitting Process for 1,385-acre Data Center campus in North Carolina

Feb 25, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

The technology firm acquired the 1,350-acre Person County Mega Park in Woodsdale Township back in November 2024, reportedly paying $26.85 million for the land. At the time, no plans for the site were shared.

Kyle Puryear, Person County board of commissioners chairman, said: “Person County is proud to welcome Microsoft as a valued corporate and community partner. We are excited to learn more about their plans for data center development in our county and are confident that their presence will drive economic growth and enhance community well-being through strategic investment, job creation, and responsible stewardship of resources.”

Scott McKinney, Person County economic development chairman, added: "Person County and others interested in the prosperity of Personians labored and invested significant financial resources for over a decade to develop the megasite with the hope of attracting a special corporate partner. We are eager to support Microsoft's strategic long-term investment in Person County."

There are 108 data centers in North Carolina.

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Blueprint for Energy Storage Solution’s proposed Kingsboro AI Data Center
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Digital Realty acquired a 1920s office building in Charlotte, North Carolina
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Conceptual plan for New Hill Digital Campus near Apex
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Proposed site for the Compass Data Centers’ facility in Statesville
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Conceptual plan for Tract's Mooresville Tech Park in North Carolina
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Nexus Core Systems Charlotte Region Data Center
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Digital Realty plans two-building data center campus in Charlotte
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DartPoints Asheville Data Center in North Carolina
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Rendering of ImpactData's Greensboro 'dream center'
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Data Journey acquired The Bed Bath & Beyond data center
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Rendering of American Tower's RA1 facility
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Harris facility in NC
Posted in GDC Rutherford, NC |
Conover campus site plan
Posted in Microsoft: Lyle Creek Campus |
Aerial view of expansion facility
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Aerial rendering of DC Blox High Point data center near Greensboro
Posted in DC BLOX High Point |
Rendering of proposed High Point NC DC BLOX facility
Posted in DC BLOX High Point |
701 East Trade in CLT
Posted in CENTRA: 701 E Trade |
CONE facility at 2223 Northeast Creek Parkway in Durham
Posted in CyrusOne Raleigh-Durham I |
Site Layout in Durham
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WindChill Module
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Ribbon Cutting at the Grand Opening event in June 2019
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Data Center Floor
Posted in Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center |
There are 219,000 linear feet of conduit installed in the facility
Posted in Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center |
Location Total SqFt Gross SqFt Power (MW)
Enterprise Data Center 450,000 SqFt
 30,000 SqFt
 NN
Core Plaza
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 12,000 SqFt
 NN
DartPoints: Asheville, NC 23,000 SqFt
 11,200 SqFt
 NN
South Plaza
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 240,000 SqFt
 NN
Point Plus
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 237,600 SqFt

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