Meta Forest City data center
Forest City, Rutherford County, NC
Meta Forest City data center is an operating data center in Forest City, NC, run by a hyperscale operator. The facility is reported at 30 MW. Multi-building campus in Rutherford County, open since 2012; ~30MW and ~4M gallons water/yr per WUNC reporting.
- 30 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under construction November 2010
- Operational April 2012
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Community sentiment
This data center is operating.
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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
- Meta
- County
- Rutherford County, NC
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Address
- Forest City, NC
- Stage
Size: not on file
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Photos
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