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Data centers & battery storage in North Carolina
53 tracked projects · 1,498 MW · 3 data centers, 50 battery (BESS) sites
Below is every data center and battery energy storage (BESS) project we track in North Carolina, ranked by capacity. Battery projects are sourced from the federal EIA-860M inventory; data centers are hand-curated with a public source on each entry. See the methodology for details.
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All North Carolina projects
| Project | Operator | Type | Location | Capacity | Status | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Forest City | Meta | Data center | Forest City | 350 MW | Operating | 2012 | source ↗ |
| Google Lenoir | Data center | Lenoir | 250 MW | Operating | 2008 | source ↗ | |
| Allen 2 BESS | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | BESS | Gaston | 167 MW | Planned | 2027 | source ↗ |
| Apple Maiden | Apple | Data center | Maiden | 100 MW | Operating | 2011 | source ↗ |
| Knightdale Battery | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | BESS | Wake | 100 MW | Operating | 2025 | source ↗ |
| New Hill 1 Battery | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | BESS | Wake | 56 MW | Under construction | 2027 | source ↗ |
| Allen 1 Battery Energy Storage System | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | BESS | Gaston | 50 MW | Operating | 2025 | source ↗ |
| Maiden Creek Battery | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | BESS | Catawba | 50 MW | Under construction | 2027 | source ↗ |
| Black Walnut Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | BESS | Jones | 32 MW | Planned | 2028 | source ↗ |
| Panther Branch Solar, LLC | Cypress Creek Renewables | BESS | Duplin | 32 MW | Planned | 2029 | source ↗ |
| Timber Mill Solar | Cypress Creek Renewables | BESS | Jones | 32 MW | Planned | 2028 | source ↗ |
| Craggy Energy Storage | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | BESS | Buncombe | 30 MW | Under construction | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Robeson Solar I | AES Clean Energy | BESS | Robeson | 28 MW | Planned | 2028 | source ↗ |
| Elm City BESS | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | BESS | Wilson | 20 MW | Under construction | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Asheville BESS | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | BESS | Buncombe | 17 MW | Under construction | 2026 | source ↗ |
| McLauchin | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Hoke | 15 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Clark Creek Solar Plant | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | BESS | Lincoln | 14 MW | Planned | 2028 | source ↗ |
| Parkwood BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Union | 12 MW | Planned | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Grissom Solar, LLC | SunStrong Management | BESS | Halifax | 10 MW | Operating | 2021 | source ↗ |
| Archie Horne | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Onslow | 10 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Butler | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Cumberland | 10 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Mountain Pole BESS | Duke Energy | BESS | Watauga County | 9 MW | Operating | 2022 | source ↗ |
| Asheville-Rock Hill Battery | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | BESS | Buncombe | 9 MW | Operating | 2020 | source ↗ |
| Arba Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Greene | 5 MW | Operating | 2023 | source ↗ |
| Maysville BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Jones | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| McKinney BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Richmond | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Rocky Point BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Pender | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Walkers Crossroads BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Wake | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Zion Hill BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Brunswick | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Docs Road BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Harnett | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Five Points BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Randolph | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Double Creek | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Stokes | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Fairfield Harbor | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Craven | 5 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Hot Springs Energy Storage & Microgrid | Duke Energy Progress - (NC) | BESS | Madison | 4 MW | Operating | 2022 | source ↗ |
| Frieden | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | BESS | Guilford | 4 MW | Operating | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Tanglewood BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Pasquotank | 4 MW | Planned | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Windsor BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Bertie | 4 MW | Planned | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Nebo Energy Storage | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC | BESS | Burke | 3 MW | Under construction | 2026 | source ↗ |
| Fort Bragg - Camp Mackall PV BESS System | Ameresco Federal Solutions | BESS | Richmond | 2 MW | Operating | 2023 | source ↗ |
| Hall Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Duplin | 2 MW | Operating | 2022 | source ↗ |
| Rose Acre Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Hyde | 2 MW | Operating | 2023 | source ↗ |
| Ludie Brown Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Duplin | 2 MW | Operating | 2022 | source ↗ |
| Lowe Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Randolph | 2 MW | Operating | 2022 | source ↗ |
| Spencer Meadow Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Randolph | 2 MW | Operating | 2022 | source ↗ |
| New Rosewood BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Wayne | 2 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Queens Creek BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Onslow | 2 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Collier BESS | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Cumberland | 2 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Davistown-Mercer | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Edgecombe | 2 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Medoc | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Halifax | 2 MW | Operating | 2024 | source ↗ |
| Ocracoke Hybrid | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Hyde | 1 MW | Operating | 2017 | source ↗ |
| South River H4 Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Sampson | 1 MW | Operating | 2023 | source ↗ |
| Wake RJ3 Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Wake | 1 MW | Operating | 2023 | source ↗ |
| Old Cedar Solar Energy Storage | North Carolina El Member Corp | BESS | Randolph | 1 MW | Operating | 2021 | source ↗ |