State briefing

North Carolina: data centers & your electric bill

The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for North Carolina, from the free GridWatch toolkit.

115tracked data center facilities
4.5 TWhestimated annual DC electricity
13.2¢residential rate per kWh
350grid gCO₂/kWh · water stress: low

Your regulator

North Carolina Utilities Commissionwebsite · file a complaint

Pushback already happening in North Carolina

WhereLevelStatusNote
Gates CountyLocalEnacted
BrevardLocalEnacted
Clay CountyLocalEnacted
CantonLocalEnacted
Chatham CountyLocalEnacted
Kings MountainLocalEnacted
BooneLocalEnacted
ApexLocalEnacted
Orange CountyLocalEnacted
Rowan CountyLocalEnacted
Swain CountyLocalEnacted
Watauga CountyLocalEnactedBan
Madison CountyLocalEnactedBan
ClydeLocalEnactedBan
CharlotteLocalProposedCouncil deadlocked 5–5
DurhamLocalProposed
Harnett CountyLocalProposed
Cumberland CountyLocalProposed
FayettevilleLocalProposed

Known data center campuses in North Carolina

OperatorLocationTenantFiling LLC
GoogleLenoirGoogleLand-acquisition shells: Jet Stream LLC, Sharka LLC
MetaForest CityMetaCodename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain
MicrosoftMaiden (Catawba Co.)MicrosoftProject-name / generic 'Holdings LLC'; less consistently codenamed
Amazon (AWS)Richmond County (Rockingham)Amazon (AWS)Vadata, Inc. — AWS's build/operating entity on many permits

State municipal league: North Carolina League of Municipalities

A data center was proposed near you?

The free toolkit walks you through it in five steps: who's really behind the LLC, what it costs your community, what to do this week, and a downloadable action pack — speech, letters, flyer, and CBA targets included.

Start here → The health risks, sourced