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American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte)

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina · All 2 American Tower sites

ProposedContestedRecord updated August 15, 2026

American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) is a proposed data center in Charlotte, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County), operated by American Tower. The public record puts it at 10 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Proposed

Operator
American Tower
Facility type
Data center
Location
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Coordinates
35.2703, -80.7229 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
10 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. April 23, 2026
    Proposed
    Rezoning petition for a data center on 10 acres of American Tower's 58-acre property near the Reedy Creek Nature Preserve; public hearing deferred to the following month. Source: WFAE

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Residents protested outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center and said they received no direct communication about the project; the petitioner deferred the public hearing to allow more community engagement.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Residents protested outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center and said they received no direct communication about the project; the petitioner deferred the public hearing to allow more community engagement.

Source: WFAE

Notes on the record

Coordinates are a nature-preserve-level approximation; the parcel is described only as adjacent to Reedy Creek Nature Preserve. The company says the facility would consume about 2% of the power a hyperscale facility uses, but no MW figure is published. Distinct from the tracked Digital Realty (west Charlotte), PowerHouse and T5 Charlotte sites.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) in Charlotte?

Yes. American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Residents protested outside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center and said they received no direct communication about the project; the petitioner deferred the public hearing to allow more community engagement.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte)?

No lawsuit over American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) appears in the record we track as of August 15, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) use?

No water withdrawal figure for American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte), and how big is it?

American Tower is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 10 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte)," updated August 15, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/american-tower-reedy-creek-charlotte-nc.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/american-tower-reedy-creek-charlotte-nc, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.East Charlotte residents protest data center development during rezoning hearing · WFAE · retrieved August 15, 2026

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