Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Mecklenburg County, Virginia has 3 GW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 51 records, against 486.7 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 260 MW of planned generation across 4 projects, 2 of them past their listed in-service date.
Mecklenburg County and its neighbors
Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 4 of its 4 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
more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Mecklenburg County's own plants cover 16.4% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 260 MW.
Data centers by status
51 records, 3 GW
The data center pipeline
50 records list a year online or expected, from 2012 to 2030. The largest expected additions are 549 MW listed for 2028 and 421.9 MW for 2027. 1 record 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 14 |
| 2013 | 3 | 52 |
| 2014 | 1 | 41 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 109 |
| 2017 | 2 | 73 |
| 2018 | 2 | 45 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 69 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 230 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 310 |
| 2025 | 6 | 346 |
| 2026 | 4 | 232 |
| 2027 | 7 | 422 |
| 2028 | 7 | 549 |
| 2029 | 1 | 87 |
| 2030 | 1 | 87 |
Who is building in Mecklenburg
Data center developers by MW on record. Top 2 of 2.
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| Developer | Sites | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 49 | 2,590 |
| TECfusions | 2 | 380 |
Power generation in the county
12 plants operate inside Mecklenburg County, 486.7 MW of solar and hydro. The queue adds 260 MW across 4 projects, and 2 of them are past their listed in-service date.
Operating and planned generation by technology
MW in Mecklenburg County
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| Technology | Status | Projects | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | Operating | 3 | 189.9 |
| Solar | Planned | 2 | 160 |
| Hydro | Operating | 9 | 296.8 |
| Battery Storage | Planned | 2 | 100 |
Planned generation by listed in-service year
MW. Years before 2026 are past due. 2 planned projects list no date and are left out.
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| Year | Planned projects | MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 50 |
| 2025 | 1 | 80 |
Mecklenburg County against its neighbors
None of the 4 neighboring counties with a page lists a data center record. Brunswick County has the most operating generation among them, 1.5 GW.
| County | Data center records | Data center MW | Operating generation MW | Planned generation MW | Data center MW per MW operating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County this page | 51 | 260 | 6.1x | ||
| Brunswick County | 0 | 7,701 | 0x | ||
| Halifax County | 0 | 1,345 | 0x | ||
| Charlotte County | 0 | 2,909 | 0x | ||
| Lunenburg County | 0 | 434 | no operating MW |
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.
5 counties shownWhat changed since June 4, 2026
6 projects 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 6 changes.
| 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 67 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.
| Project or campus | Developer | Status | MW | Year | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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