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PowerHouse Charlotte Campus

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Under constructionContestedAI likelyRecord updated October 28, 2026

PowerHouse Charlotte Campus is a data center under construction in Charlotte, North Carolina (Mecklenburg County), operated by PowerHouse Data Centers. The public record puts it at 300 MW planned, 120 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator: PowerHouse Data Centers
Facility type: Data center, AI use likely
Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Coordinates: 35.2271, -80.8431 (approximate)
Power capacity: 300 MW planned
Land: 120 acres
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Duke Energy Carolinas
Power source: Grid
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: 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.

2026
Under construction
PowerHouse acquired 120 acres in Charlotte for a 300 MW campus Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. PowerHouse Charlotte Campus 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. As of an August 2023 report, Charlotte city staff declined to endorse the project over noise concerns, and Councilmember LaWana Slack-Mayfield said the industrial-scale use 'should be in an industrial area, not around residential homes.' Charlotte City Council approved a 150-day pause on new data center development on June 8, 2026, and voted unanimously in October 2026 to extend it until October 18, 2027; existing permits are unaffected.

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.

As of an August 2023 report, Charlotte city staff declined to endorse the project over noise concerns, and Councilmember LaWana Slack-Mayfield said the industrial-scale use 'should be in an industrial area, not around residential homes.' Charlotte City Council approved a 150-day pause on new data center development on June 8, 2026, and voted unanimously in October 2026 to extend it until October 18, 2027; existing permits are unaffected. As of October 2026, no source readable without a subscription states whether PowerHouse Charlotte is covered by the pause.

Source

Notes on the record

120-acre, ~300 MW campus in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. Distinct operator/parcel from the separately-tracked Digital Realty Charlotte site. Coordinates are the Charlotte centroid. A 2023 Yahoo News report says PowerHouse wanted to build on "more than 130 acres", while the Data Center Dynamics headline says it acquired 120 acres; the record carries 120 acres, and as of October 2026 no readable source explains the difference. Partner: American Real Estate Partners (AREP).

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 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.

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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.

Digital Realty CLT10 (113 North Myers Street) · Charlotte · Digital Realtyunder 1 mile · Operating
TierPoint Charlotte - North Myers · Charlotte · TierPointunder 1 mile · Operating
TierPoint Charlotte - Center Park · Charlotte · TierPoint6 mi · Operating
Digital Realty Moores Chapel Data Center Campus · Charlotte · Digital Realty6 mi · Permitted · 400 MW · Contested
Spectrum Charlotte National Data Center · Charlotte · Charter Communications7 mi · Operating · 15 MW
American Tower Reedy Creek Data Center (East Charlotte) · Charlotte · American Tower7 mi · Proposed · Contested
Flexential Charlotte - South (CLT01/02/03) · Charlotte · Flexential8 mi · Operating · 2.36 MW
Flexential Charlotte - North (CLT04/05) · Charlotte · Flexential8 mi · Operating

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the PowerHouse Charlotte Campus in Charlotte?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the PowerHouse Charlotte Campus?

No lawsuit over PowerHouse Charlotte Campus appears in the record we track as of October 28, 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 PowerHouse Charlotte Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for PowerHouse Charlotte Campus 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 PowerHouse Charlotte Campus, and how big is it?

PowerHouse Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 13 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 300 MW. The site is recorded at 120 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "PowerHouse Charlotte Campus," updated October 28, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/powerhouse-charlotte-nc.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/powerhouse-charlotte-nc, retrieved October 29, 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.PowerHouse acquires 120 acres in Charlotte, North Carolina, for 300MW campus · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
2.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026
3.Charlotte leaders concerned about noise, environmental impact of proposed data center · retrieved September 10, 2026
4.Charlotte Approves 150-Day Pause On New Data Center Projects (June 8, 2026) · Bisnow · retrieved October 28, 2026
5.Charlotte extends its data center moratorium for 11 months (October 27, 2026) · WFAE · retrieved October 28, 2026

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