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Datacenter Sites in New Hanover County, North Carolina

New Hanover County has 64 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 5,700 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

New Hanover County, North Carolina has 64 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the North Carolina average of 55.1. It ranks 10th of 88 North Carolina counties by number of sites and 58th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 88c54671 at 64.3/100.

64
Candidate sites
54.0/100
Avg DC Readiness
5,700 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in New Hanover County

Site-selection context for New Hanover County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.40¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
7.77¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$22,831
Land price / acre
1,600
Cooling degree days
3,300
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does New Hanover County compare with other counties in North Carolina?

By number of scored sites, New Hanover County ranks 10th of the 88 North Carolina counties with a county page, holding 2.3% of the state's 2,778 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.0/100 ranks 58th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 578th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 25 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in New Hanover County?

Industrial sites are the most common (27, 42% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (22) and greenfield (11). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in New Hanover County?

Industrial electricity averages 7.77¢/kWh and commercial 11.40¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (42). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $22,831 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in New Hanover County

Top datacenter sites in New Hanover County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112274Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN112385Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN112273Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.6
TAP148376Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.6
TAP162480Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN162479Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.6
TAP155926Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.6
UNKNOWN112386Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN112390Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN112384Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN112265Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN112270Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN112269Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN112387Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN112391Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.4
UNKNOWN112393Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN112392Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.3
OZ New HanoverGreenfield——5.3 yrs58.4
EC Near L V Sutton SteamGreenfield——5.3 yrs56.7
EC Coal New Hanover CountyGreenfield——5.3 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN112398Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.3 yrs56.3
TAP169545Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.3 yrs56.2
TAP148389Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.3 yrs56.2
TAP148390Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.3 yrs56.2
TAP169547Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW5.3 yrs56.1

Every scored site in New Hanover County

All 64 sites, best first.

New Hanover County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in New Hanover County?

64 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 10th-most of 88 North Carolina counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in New Hanover County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 88c54671 scores 64.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 64 scored sites in New Hanover County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does New Hanover County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in New Hanover County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates New Hanover County as "Relatively High" (score 42).

What are industrial electricity rates in New Hanover County?

Average industrial electricity is 7.77¢/kWh and commercial is 11.40¢/kWh in New Hanover County.

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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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in New Hanover County, North Carolina”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/north-carolina/new-hanover-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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