Terra Nexus Rockingham data center (Old Cheraw Highway)
Rockingham, Richmond County, NC
Terra Nexus Rockingham data center (Old Cheraw Highway) is a planned data center in Rockingham, NC, with Terra Nexus Land Fund I, LLC named as the developer. The record lists an estimated investment of $1.2 billion. Terra Nexus Land Fund I proposed a $1.2B data center with closed-loop cooling and ~30 permanent jobs on 165 acres at 316 Old Cheraw Highway in Rockingham. The city planning board unanimously recommended rezoning from residential to light industrial on Aug 4, 2026 and city council held a public hearing Aug 13, 2026 amid mixed sentiment and a state representative's call for more input. Separate from AWS's Richmond County campus. (Source dated 2026-08-13.).
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
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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
- Terra Nexus Land Fund I, LLC
- County
- Richmond County, NC
- Address
- Rockingham, NC
- Stage
- Planned
Capacity and size: not on file
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