DigiPower X Hildebran AI data center
Hildebran, Burke County, NC
Progress has stalled on DigiPower X Hildebran AI data center, Digi Power X (DigiPowerX)'s data center project in Hildebran, NC. Reported capacity is 200 MW. Crypto-mining and AI infrastructure company Digi Power X quietly bought additional land in Hildebran near its original Burke County property in Feb 2026 for a proposed ~200 MW AI data center; Hildebran updated zoning rules in March 2026 as the proposal advanced. Residents petitioned against it (June 2026), a Burke/Catawba opposition group formed (May 2026), and Hildebran imposed a 12-month data center moratorium on Aug 29, 2026. (Source dated 2026-08-29.).
- 200 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Stalled
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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
- Digi Power X (DigiPowerX)
- County
- Burke County, NC
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Address
- Hildebran, NC
- Stage
- Stalled
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