Data Center Registry
Core Scientific Marble Data Center
Marble, Cherokee County, North Carolina · All 10 Core Scientific sites
Core Scientific Marble Data Center is an operating crypto mining site in Marble, North Carolina (Cherokee County), operated by Core Scientific. The public record puts it at 65 MW planned, 70 acres.
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Facility record
Operating
- Operator
- Core Scientific
- Facility type
- Crypto mining, AI use mixed
- Location
- Marble, Cherokee County, NC
- Coordinates
- 35.1350, -83.9240 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 104 MW operating; 65 MW planned
- Land
- 70 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
- No reception on record
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
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.
- 2026OperatingOperating 104 MW crypto-mining facility (former American Thread plant) now converting to AI/GPU workloads. Source: WUNC
Opposition and litigation at this site
Nothing on record as of August 16, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Core Scientific Marble Data Center in Marble, Cherokee 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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Notes on the record
Former American Thread plant at the intersection of Palmer Lane and Airport Road in Marble, Cherokee County; ~70-acre site with a 250,000 sq ft building and 104 MW power capacity. Operating crypto-mining facility now converting to AI/GPU workloads.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- PrimeBlock Murphy Bitcoin Mine (Harshaw Road) · Murphy · PrimeBlock7 mi · Operating · Opposed
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Core Scientific Marble Data Center in Marble?
Nothing on record as of August 16, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Core Scientific Marble Data Center in Marble, Cherokee 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 Core Scientific Marble Data Center?
No lawsuit over Core Scientific Marble Data Center appears in the record we track as of August 16, 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 Core Scientific Marble Data Center use?
No water withdrawal figure for Core Scientific Marble 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 Core Scientific Marble Data Center, and how big is it?
Core Scientific is the operator on record. We hold 10 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 65 MW. The site is recorded at 70 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Core Scientific Marble Data Center," updated August 16, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/core-scientific-marble-cherokee-county-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/core-scientific-marble-cherokee-county-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.Cherokee County residents were upset about crypto mines - then came AI (WUNC) · WUNC · retrieved July 16, 2026
- 2.From crypto mining to AI (Cherokee Scout) · Cherokee Scout · retrieved July 16, 2026 · original offline, no archived copy found
- 3.Core Scientific, Inc. Form 8-K (FY2026) · U.S. SEC / Core Scientific · retrieved July 16, 2026
- 4.Core Scientific, Inc. Form 8-K (FY2026) · U.S. SEC / Core Scientific · retrieved August 16, 2026
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