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
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | June 15, 2026 | county-wide | Moratorium Nation (ALEA Institute) | |
| Moratorium | restriction | in force | November 1, 2025 | county-wide | datacentertracker.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.