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Data center project · Iredell County, North Carolina

Compass Datacenters Statesville campus

Approved · Statesville rezoned about 330 acres of farmland for a five-building Compass campus over neighbors' objections; the city's 2026 moratorium exempts it.

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Status
Approved · as of Sept. 15, 2025
Location
Stamey Farm Road, western Statesville near I-40 · Iredell County
Floor area
1,350,000 sq ft
Land
330 acres
Developer and team
Compass Datacenters
Water
Company described a closed-loop hybrid cooling system
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Sept. 14, 2026 The city's 180-day data center moratorium took effect; it does not affect previously approved data centers. (WBTV, Sept. 14, 2026)
  2. Sept. 15, 2025 Statesville City Council voted 8-0 to rezone about 330 acres owned by the Stamey family for Compass Datacenters' plan of five 270,000-square-foot buildings, each with 40 backup generators; 17 residents spoke against and five in favor. (Governing (The Charlotte Observer, via TNS), Sept. 17, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Square footage is five buildings of 270,000 square feet each, from the developer's application as reported; no power figure in the sources reviewed.

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