Greenfield Datacenter Sites in North Carolina
North Carolina has 518 greenfield datacenter candidate sites. Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
518
Greenfield sites
61.7/100
Avg score (top 25)
North Carolina
State
Greenfield
Type
Top greenfield sites in North Carolina
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Durham | Greenfield | Durham | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.5 |
| OZ Wake | Greenfield | Wake | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 63.4 |
| EC Near Mas Durham Power, LLC | Greenfield | Durham | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.8 |
| EC Near Mas Durham Power, LLC | Greenfield | Durham | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.7 |
| EC Near Mas Durham Power, LLC | Greenfield | Durham | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.5 |
| OZ Wake | Greenfield | Wake | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.3 |
| OZ Wake | Greenfield | Wake | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.2 |
| OZ Wake | Greenfield | Wake | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.1 |
| EC Coal Buncombe County | Greenfield | Buncombe County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.0 |
| EC Coal Wake County | Greenfield | Wake County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.0 |
| OZ Mecklenburg | Greenfield | Mecklenburg | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| OZ Cabarrus | Greenfield | Cabarrus | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| EC Coal Buncombe County | Greenfield | Buncombe County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.8 |
| OZ Buncombe | Greenfield | Buncombe | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.7 |
| EC Near Univ of NC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility | Greenfield | Orange | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.7 |
| EC Coal Wake County | Greenfield | Wake County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.5 |
| Greenfield (CRANBERRY - CABOT) | Greenfield | Butler County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 61.4 |
| EC Coal Wake County | Greenfield | Wake County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.2 |
| OZ Mecklenburg | Greenfield | Mecklenburg | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 61.1 |
| Greenfield (MAYO - DURHAM) | Greenfield | Durham County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.8 yrs | 60.9 |
| OZ Durham | Greenfield | Durham | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.9 |
| OZ Mecklenburg | Greenfield | Mecklenburg | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.9 |
| OZ Rowan | Greenfield | Rowan | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.5 |
| EC Coal Mecklenburg County | Greenfield | Mecklenburg County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.2 |
| EC Near Riverbend | Greenfield | Gaston | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 60.0 |
- How many greenfield datacenter sites are in North Carolina?
- GridCensus catalogs 518 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in North Carolina.
- What is a greenfield datacenter site?
- Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
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