Deep River Data AI data center (Cumnock)
Cumnock, Lee County, NC
Deep River Data AI data center (Cumnock) is an announced data center project in Cumnock, NC. Deep River Data proposes an AI data center in Cumnock powered by natural gas from Butler Well No. 3, a 2,655-ft well in the Triassic Basin that would be the basin's first commercial gas well (The Assembly, Sept 2025). Clean Water for North Carolina and Lee County residents oppose it; the project remained in application preparation as of Aug 2026. Distinct from the PointOne/CyrusOne campus on Lower Moncure Road. (Source dated 2025-09-15.).
Project status
- Announced
- 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
- Deep River Data
- County
- Lee County, NC
- Address
- Cumnock, NC
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
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