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Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street)

Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

CancelledOpposedRecord updated September 10, 2026

Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) is a cancelled data center in Matthews, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County), operated by Crosland Southeast. The public record puts it at 600 MW planned, 123 acres. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator
Crosland Southeast
Facility type
Data center
Location
1603 East John Street, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, NC, 28105
Coordinates
35.1015, -80.7082 (approximate)
Power capacity
600 MW planned
Land
123 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
Opposed
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. October 8, 2025
    Cancelled
    Developers withdrew the rezoning request; the mayor announced the withdrawal after sustained public opposition. Source: Charlotte Business Journal (via Yahoo News)
  2. July 2025
    Proposed
    Matthews Board of Commissioners initiated a rezoning for the 123-acre site at 1603 E. John St. for data center use; five two-story buildings were proposed. Source: Charlotte Business Journal (via Yahoo News)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) in Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. A petition against the project gathered more than 2,700 signatures; residents raised noise, power, water and neighborhood-character concerns.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

A petition against the project gathered more than 2,700 signatures; residents raised noise, power, water and neighborhood-character concerns. Mayor John Higdon attributed the withdrawal to 'overwhelming public distaste'.

Source: Charlotte Business Journal (via Yahoo News)

Notes on the record

Codenamed Project Accelerate; Engineered Land Solutions worked with Crosland Southeast on the filing. Capacity is omitted deliberately: the 'up to 600 MW' figure describes the withdrawn proposal's electricity request, not a built or permitted capacity. Re-checked 2026-09-10: the record is accurate. The withdrawal date (Oct. 8, 2025) and reason (public opposition) were confirmed again; no new filings or developments found at this site since.

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
  • 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.
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 Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) data center in Matthews?

Yes. Organized local opposition to Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) in Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. A petition against the project gathered more than 2,700 signatures; residents raised noise, power, water and neighborhood-character concerns.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) data center?

No lawsuit over Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) appears in the record we track as of September 10, 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 Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) 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 Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street), and how big is it?

Crosland Southeast is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 600 MW. The site is recorded at 123 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street)," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/crosland-southeast-matthews-project-accelerate-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/crosland-southeast-matthews-project-accelerate-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.Matthews data center project withdrawn · Charlotte Business Journal (via Yahoo News) · retrieved August 15, 2026
  2. 2.Matthews data center project withdrawn · Charlotte Business Journal (via Yahoo News) · retrieved August 16, 2026

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