Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has 709 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 8 records, against 2.5 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 2 MW of planned generation across 1 project. That is 15.8% of North Carolina's data center MW.
Mecklenburg 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.
Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers
of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 709 MW of data centers against 2.5 GW of plants, with 2 MW more planned.
Data centers by status
8 records, 709 MW
The data center pipeline
5 records list a year online or expected, from 2027 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 300 MW listed for 2027 and 0 MW for 2028. 3 records list no year.
Data center MW by year online or expected
Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.
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| Year | Records | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 4 | 300 |
| 2028 | 1 | 0 |
Who is building in Mecklenburg
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 4 of 4.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Realty | 1 | 400 |
| PowerHouse | 4 | 300 |
| Tierpoint | 2 | 9 |
| American Tower | 1 | 0 |
Power generation in the county
8 plants operate inside Mecklenburg County, 2.5 GW. The queue adds 2 MW across 1 project.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Mecklenburg County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | Operating | 2 | 2,440.6 |
| Oil | Operating | 3 | 6.2 |
| Biomass | Operating | 1 | 5.2 |
| Landfill Gas | Operating | 2 | 3.5 |
| Solar | Planned | 1 | 2 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
Mecklenburg County against its neighbors
None of the 5 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Lincoln County has the most operating generation among them, 2.5 GW.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County this page | 8 | 2 | 0.29x | ||
| Lincoln County | 0 | 54 | 0x | ||
| Gaston County | 0 | 240 | 0x | ||
| Cabarrus County | 0 | 0 | 0x | ||
| Union County | 0 | 12 | 0x | ||
| Iredell County | 0 | 10 | 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 shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
1 project in Mecklenburg County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.
Every change in Mecklenburg County
Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 1 change.
| Project | Change | Technology | MW | Previous date | New date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rows are hidden on public pages. Members see the project behind each change, its developer and the dates that moved.
Every record in Mecklenburg County
Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 17 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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