PRSM Group Cumberland County data center proposal
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC
A new data center, PRSM Group Cumberland County data center proposal, has been announced in Fayetteville, NC. The project is sized at 225 MW. PRSM Group partner Eric Little told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners (spring 2026) his firm has a client seeking to build a 225MW, two-phase (1M sq ft per phase) AI data center on ~50 acres in an unnamed industrial park in Cumberland County, not disclosed to be within Fayetteville city limits specifically. Presented to argue against a proposed county data center moratorium; as of the most recent coverage no site had been confirmed and no permits were reported filed. Distinct from an unrelated same-named-city Crow Holdings/Fayette Pavilion project which is in Fayetteville, GA, not this Fayetteville, NC. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] PRSM Group partner Eric Little publicly presented this 225 MW, 50-acre, two-phase AI data center proposal to Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on May 18, 2026; confirmed by multiple credible sources including local news and independent data center trackers. Source: https://www.cityviewnc.com/stories/data-center-proposal-emerges-as-county-holds-hearing-on-moratorium/.
- 225 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced May 18, 2026
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
Community sentiment
Should this project be built?
What’s next
Election Day is in 11 days.
Latest news
Nothing written about this data center yet. The latest from Cumberland County, NC:
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
- PRSM Group
- County
- Cumberland County, NC
- Capacity
- 225 MW
- Address
- Fayetteville, NC
- Stage
- Announced
Size: not on file
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