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Artee Textile Building

Industrial

Cleveland County, North Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
53.4
Fair / 100

At a glance

Artee Textile Building is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Cleveland County, North Carolina, scoring 53.4/100 DC Readiness — 36th of 37 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 5.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityDUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLCinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MWLarge Load Customer terms (≥100 MW): minimum bills, contract demand · 10 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookConstrained
≈ 5.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth177
Avg queue wait5.3 yrs
Recent queue wait5.3 yrs
Completion rate14%
Withdrawal rate86%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPT5@Charlotte
IXP distance12.6 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage31.7%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score58/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Forest City datacenter
DC distance12.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (42)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.86¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,600
Heating degree days3,300
Land price / acre$6,086

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Artee Textile Building compare with other sites in Cleveland County?

Artee Textile Building ranks 36th of 37 scored candidate sites in Cleveland County. Its 53.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.3. It is roughly in line with the North Carolina average of 55.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the North Carolina average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (74 vs 70) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 42). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Artee Textile Building to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Charlotte at 12.6 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Meta Forest City datacenter, 12.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Artee Textile Building?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cleveland County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
58
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
45

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Cleveland County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Artee Textile Building
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN111316Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.3 yrs71.0
UNKNOWN111199Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW5.3 yrs67.4
SHELBY TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs64.2
EC Coal Cleveland CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs62.3
EC Near James E. Rogers Energy ComplexGreenfield——5.3 yrs61.4
EC Near Cleveland Cnty Generating FacilityGreenfield——5.3 yrs60.7
UNKNOWN111208Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs59.6
EC Near Cleveland Cnty Generating FacilityGreenfield——5.3 yrs59.2

Artee Textile Building: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Artee Textile Building?

Artee Textile Building scores 53.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 36th of 37 scored sites in Cleveland County. The Cleveland County average is 58.3 and the North Carolina average is 55.1.

Which electric utility serves Artee Textile Building?

DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.

What grid region is Artee Textile Building in?

Artee Textile Building is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 5.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Artee Textile Building from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is T5@Charlotte, about 12.6 miles away; 5 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Artee Textile Building, Cleveland County, NC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/north-carolina/cleveland-county/artee-textile-building-24eadedc (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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