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Guilford County, North Carolina

Guilford County, North Carolina has 30 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 2 records, against 44.1 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 40 MW of planned generation across 1 project. That is 0.7% of North Carolina's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Duke Energy CarolinasRefreshed monthly
30MW
data centers, planned to operating
2
data center records, not cancelled
0.7%
of North Carolina's data center MW
44.1MW
operating generation, 17 projects
40MW
planned generation, 1 project
2
data center developers active here
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Guilford County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 5 of its 5 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Rockingham 99 MW Randolph no data centers Guilford 30 MW Forsyth 0 MW Davidson no data centers Alamance no data centers
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
68%

of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 30 MW of data centers against 44.1 MW of plants, with 40 MW more planned.

Data centers, planned to operating30 MW
Operating generation44.1 MW
Planned generation40 MW

Data centers by status

2 records, 30 MW

Planned30 MW2 records, 100%
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The data center pipeline

1 record list a year online or expected, from 2026 to 2026. The largest expected additions are 20 MW listed for 2026. 1 record list no year.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
05101520 Snapshot year 20 2026
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YearRecordsMW
2026120
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 1 record with a year; 1 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Guilford

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 2 of 2.

ImpactData 20 MW 1 site
DC Blox 10 MW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
ImpactData120
DC Blox110
Members see all 2 developers, each campus they own here, and the people who run their site selection and energy procurement.
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Power generation in the county

17 plants operate inside Guilford County, 44.1 MW. The queue adds 40 MW across 1 project.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Guilford County

OperatingPlanned
SolarOperating 24.4 MW 6 projects
SolarPlanned 40 MW 1 project
OilOperating 14.6 MW 9 projects
Battery StorageOperating 3.5 MW 1 project
Landfill GasOperating 1.6 MW 1 project
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
SolarOperating624.4
SolarPlanned140
OilOperating914.6
Battery StorageOperating13.5
Landfill GasOperating11.6
Operating: 44.1 MW. Planned: 40 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 84.1 MW against 30 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
010203040 40 2027
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YearPlanned projectsMW
2027140
No planned project is past its listed year

Guilford County against its neighbors

Rockingham County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 99 MW, more than Guilford County. 5 of the 5 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Rockingham County 1
99
1,719
0 0.06x
Guilford County this page 2
30
44
40 0.68x
Randolph County 0
0
71
0 0x
Davidson County 0
0
54
135 0x
Alamance County 0
0
33
35 0x
Forsyth County 1
0
21
0 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

6 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

1 project in Guilford County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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0
added to a queue, 0 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
0
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 0 MW
1
slipped its in-service date, 40 MW

Every change in Guilford County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 1 change.

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County: Guilford County, NCSince June 4, 2026 1 change
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Guilford County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 20 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Guilford County, NCStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 20 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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