Data center restrictions tracker · North Carolina

Cumberland County, North Carolina: data center moratorium (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Cumberland County, North Carolina, adopted a data-center moratorium on June 15, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

Cumberland County, North Carolina, adopted a data-center moratorium on November 1, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is in force.

The records read: "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2026-06-15, active per tracker (Moratorium Nation)." "Energy Storage Solutions (ESS) is planning a 'NetZero' data center off Dunn Road in Fayetteville (Cumberland County, NC), built in 8 phases with $6.4B investment as part of ESS's $19.2B North Carolina footprint. The project would be… (datacentertracker.org)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceJune 15, 2026county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)
Moratoriumrestrictionin forceNovember 1, 2025county-widedatacentertracker.org

Jurisdiction type: county. County: Cumberland County. Dataset: moratorium nation. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

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North Carolina context

North Carolina has 49 documented local actions across 47 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for North Carolina in this snapshot.

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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