Lilesville data center site (1745 Blewett Falls Road)
Lilesville, Anson County, NC
Lilesville data center site (1745 Blewett Falls Road) is an announced data center project in Lilesville, NC. Rumored (land marketed). CBRE has listed a 568-acre data center site at 1745 Blewett Falls Road near Lilesville, available from July 2026, next to an NC EMC gas power plant of 300+ MW with dual and single 230-kV lines crossing the property; no buyer has been reported. About 568 acres. Not confirmed by the developer or local officials; location approximate. Sources: https://www.cbre.com/properties/properties-for-lease/datacenter/details/US-SMPL-208447/1745-blewett-falls-road-lilesville-nc-28091.
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
- Not announced
- County
- Anson County, NC
- Address
- Lilesville, NC
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
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