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Data center project · Catawba County, North Carolina

Apple Maiden data center

Operating · Apple's first North American data center campus, opened in Maiden in 2009, is part of the company's announced U.S. expansion plans.

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Status
Operating · as of Feb. 24, 2025
Location
Maiden · Catawba County
Power
Not reported
No power figure in the sources reviewed.
Investment
More than $4 billion invested to date (Catawba County EDC president, as reported)
Developer and team
Apple
End user
Apple
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Feb. 24, 2025 Apple said its $500 billion U.S. plan includes added data center capacity in North Carolina; the county economic development chief said Apple had invested more than $4 billion locally and had not shared specifics. (Catawba County EDC (reposting The Charlotte Observer), Feb. 24, 2025)

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