TierPoint Research Triangle Park – RTP
Durham, Durham County, NC
TierPoint, LLC operates TierPoint Research Triangle Park – RTP in Durham, NC. Reported capacity is 8 MW. TierPoint, LLC operates this data center at 99 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709. It opened in 2013, covers 70,000 square feet and has 8 MW of IT capacity.
- 8 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under construction
- Operational
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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
- TierPoint, LLC
- County
- Durham County, NC
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Address
- Durham, NC
- Stage
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