Project Accelerate

The 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.

• Franklin County data center projects’ rezoning faces a key decision

  First Alert 4· Apr 18, 2026
• N.C. governor targets data center subsidies

  thecharlotteledger.com· Apr 14, 2026
• East Charlotte residents oppose new data center project

  WSOC TV· Apr 2, 2026
• ‘They want to fight back.’ Thousands say no to east Charlotte data center

  Charlotte Observer· Apr 1, 2026
• Leland braces for AI surge with strict proposed data center rules

  Port City Daily· Feb 27, 2026
• Augusta residents raise concerns about proposed data center at public forum

  The Augusta Chronicle· Feb 12, 2026

Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.

▶ ~107:04

Charlotte City Council

Aug 21, 2023 · 33 data-center mentions

▶ ~21:48

Charlotte City Council

Sep 18, 2023 · 3 data-center mentions

▶ ~12:24

Charlotte City Council

Oct 24, 2022 · 1 data-center mention

No 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.

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.

No reported violations as of last sync.

The nearest public school, Matthews Elementary in Matthews, is 0.8 mi from this site (809 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the 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).

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.