Apple Maiden
Maiden, Catawba County, NC
Apple Maiden is a mapped data center in Catawba County, NC, operated by Apple Data Services LLC and ultimately owned by Apple Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 480 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
Apple Maiden is a hyperscale data center in Maiden, Catawba County, North Carolina, operated by Apple Data Services LLC and ultimately owned by Apple Inc. Running since 2011, the site reports a power capacity of 480 MW, drawing electricity from the City of Newton within the DUK balancing authority.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentApple Inc.
- Files asApple Data Services LLC
- This facilityApple Maiden
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- What happens when a data center moves into your backyard?WFAE 90.7· Jul 13, 2026
- A Charlotte suburb had embraced data centers. Now, it’s rethinking that growthCharlotte Observer· Jun 25, 2026
- Catawba County NewsCatawba County, North Carolina (.gov)· Jun 23, 2026
- Apple data center in Maiden NC to get $175 million expansionHickory Daily Record· May 13, 2026
- Charlotte City Council faces a big deadline on data centers | OpinionsCharlotte Observer· May 4, 2026
- Google expands Lenoir data center with $1B investmentThe North State Journal· Mar 28, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No measured record exists, so this is a low-confidence model from 480 MW (disclosed IT power): 1.8 L/kWh cooling (temperate climate) + 0.45 gal/kWh embedded in US grid average. How we estimate. Have a utility document? Send it and we'll replace this with the real figure.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Catawba County), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, South Newton Elementary in Newton, is 1.1 mi from this site (350 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.