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PowerHouse Charlotte Campus
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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
- 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.
- 2026Under constructionPowerHouse 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.' Per subsequent 2026-06 reporting (found via search, not independently re-fetched due to a paywall on the primary Axios/DCD pieces -- treat this paragraph as lower-confidence than the quoted evidence below): Charlotte enacted a 150-day, city-wide moratorium on new data-center construction (around 2026-06-09) to study infrastructure/noise/environmental impact, and PowerHouse Charlotte's first phase was reported as EXEMPT from that moratorium because it already had substantial investment committed.
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.' Per subsequent 2026-06 reporting (found via search, not independently re-fetched due to a paywall on the primary Axios/DCD pieces -- treat this paragraph as lower-confidence than the quoted evidence below): Charlotte enacted a 150-day, city-wide moratorium on new data-center construction (around 2026-06-09) to study infrastructure/noise/environmental impact, and PowerHouse Charlotte's first phase was reported as EXEMPT from that moratorium because it already had substantial investment committed. If confirmed, this is the same 'approved/exempted despite a backlash-driven moratorium' pattern as cologix-col5-orange-township-delaware-county-oh. Recommend a maintainer verify the moratorium-exemption detail directly given the fetch blocks.
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. 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.
- TierPoint Charlotte - Center Park · Charlotte · TierPoint6 mi · Operating
- Digital Realty Moores Chapel Data Center Campus · Charlotte · Digital Realty6 mi · Permitted · 400 MW · Contested
- 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
- Project Accelerate, Matthews (East John Street) · Matthews · Crosland Southeast12 mi · Cancelled · 600 MW · Opposed
- QTS York County Data Center Campus · QTS Data Centers21 mi · Under construction
- Mooresville Campus · Mooresville · Tract24 mi · Cancelled
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the PowerHouse Charlotte Campus in Charlotte?
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.' Per subsequent 2026-06 reporting (found via search, not independently re-fetched due to a paywall on the primary Axios/DCD pieces -- treat this paragraph as lower-confidence than the quoted evidence below): Charlotte enacted a 150-day, city-wide moratorium on new data-center construction (around 2026-06-09) to study infrastructure/noise/environmental impact, and PowerHouse Charlotte's first phase was reported as EXEMPT from that moratorium because it already had substantial investment committed.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the PowerHouse Charlotte Campus?
No lawsuit over PowerHouse Charlotte Campus 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 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 12 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 September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/powerhouse-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/powerhouse-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.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
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