Google Data Center
Caldwell County, NC
Source: OpenStreetMap
Google Data Center is a mapped data center in Caldwell County, NC, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 16, 2026
Overview
source: linkGoogle Data Center is a mapped data center in Caldwell County, North Carolina, run by Google LLC and owned through its ultimate parent, Alphabet Inc. The site draws power from Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation within the DUK balancing authority. Available records note it as a Google data center but do not disclose capacity or footprint figures.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentAlphabet Inc.
- Files asGoogle LLC
- This facilityGoogle Data Center
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: GDELT- Google Says AI Growth Is Outrunning Grid Decarbonization - Data Center KnowledgeData Center Knowledge· Jul 1, 2026
- Google Plans $1 Billion Expansion of North Carolina Data Center Campus - ConstructConnect NewsConstructConnect News· Mar 16, 2026
- Google commits $1B to North Carolina data centers as AI demand surges - Fox BusinessFox Business· Mar 13, 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 public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
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 (Caldwell 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, West Lenoir Elementary in Lenoir, is 1.0 mi from this site.
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.