Fayetteville, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, adopted a data-center moratorium on March 5, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "Fayetteville, North Carolina, City Council voted in early March 2026 to remove data centers as a permitted use from ALL zoning categories within city limits. A pending application by CHI Acquisitions LP for a 300,000 sq ft facility on 37… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moratorium | restriction | pending | March 5, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Cumberland County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
Elsewhere in Cumberland County
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.