CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — While communities like Mooresville and Statesville have become wrapped up in debates over approving the construction of data centers, the state’s largest has already been greenlit for the western edge of Charlotte.
Preliminary sketches indicate that the site along Moores Chapel Road, between Interstate 85 and Wilkinson Boulevard, could accommodate a 3 million-square-foot data facility. The plot of land was acquired and is being developed by Austin, Texas-based Digital Realty.
Statesville leaders move forward with rezoning request for proposed data center
Charlotte’s City Council approved the rezoning of 156 acres back in May, setting up the transformation of a wooded area into a potentially massive computing hub. Trees have been cleared on the site. It is unknown when formal construction will commence.
Just across the street, bar owner Tony Simonds is unsure what to make of the plans, adding he has seen a lot of changes to the area in recent years, with not much of an impact on his foot traffic.
“I get very few of them,” he told Queen City News’ Andy Weber…