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Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County County, North Carolina

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated September 24, 2026

Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center is an operating data center in Charlotte, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County County), operated by Charter Communications. The public record puts it at 15 MW operating, a reported $82 million investment.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Charter Communications
Facility type
Data center
Location
7910 Crescent Executive Drive, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County County, NC, 28217
Coordinates
35.1440, -80.9184
Power capacity
15 MW operating
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
$82 million
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
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County County, North Carolina appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

Notes on the record

Originally built by Time Warner Cable; now operated by Charter Communications (Spectrum) following the TWC acquisition, the source is authoritative about who BUILT it, and current operation is attributed to Charter on that basis. 178,000 sq ft data center plus a 103,500 sq ft administrative building.

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.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
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.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center in Charlotte?

Nothing on record as of September 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County County, North Carolina appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center?

No lawsuit over Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center appears in the record we track as of September 24, 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 Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center 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 Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center, and how big is it?

Charter Communications is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 15 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center," updated September 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/charter-spectrum-charlotte-national-data-center-nc.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/charter-spectrum-charlotte-national-data-center-nc, retrieved October 1, 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.Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center, facility record (178,000 sq ft data center, 1,600 racks, four 12,000 sq ft data halls, $82M investment) · Baxtel · retrieved September 24, 2026
  2. 2.Charlotte data center market, facility table (Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center, 15.0 MW) · Baxtel · retrieved September 24, 2026
  3. 3.OpenStreetMap Nominatim, 7910 Crescent Executive Drive, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC 28217 · OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved September 24, 2026

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