Compass Statesville Campus (Stamey Farm Road)
Statesville, Iredell County, NC
Compass Statesville Campus (Stamey Farm Road) is an announced data center project in Statesville, NC, backed by Compass Datacenters. The record lists an estimated investment of $1 billion. Five buildings (~270k sqft each, 1.34M sqft total) on 333 acres; rezoning approved unanimously by Statesville City Council Sept 2025 despite opposition; Duke Energy substation nearby; air-cooled; $1B+ investment.
Project status
- Announced Aug 14, 2025
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Records and documentation
North Carolina state legislation
- SB98 - Sales tax exemption for qualified data centers ($250M+ investment)Provides a sales tax exemption for construction or remodeling of qualified data centers with a minimum $250 million investment.Download
- Ordinance Implementing Moratorium on Development PermitsCumberland County, NC ordinance imposing a moratorium on data center development permits, adopted June 15, 2026, expiring December 15.Download
- NCUC Docket E-7, Sub 1329 - Duke Energy Carolinas Rate Case (Large Load Tariff)Filed Nov 2025 (15% revenue increase over two years). June 2026 testimony proposed a large-load tariff requiring data centers/big industrial customers to pay a minimum bill for a decade-plus regardless of actual usage. NCUC decision expected late 2026.Download
- H1180 - Data Center AmendmentsDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Compass Datacenters
- County
- Iredell County, NC
- Address
- Statesville, NC
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
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