SIGNALDATAInsights. For the People.
Preview
Data center campus · Dunn Road, eastern edge of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina

Energy Storage Solutions Dunn Road data center

Stalled as of May 21, 2026

A $6.4 billion, 300 MW plan by the Rocky Mount developer behind the Edgecombe County projects drew opposition in Fayetteville, but the local economic development chief says it will not be built.

Cite← North Carolina data centers
Alamance CountyAlexander CountyAlleghany CountyAnson CountyAshe CountyAvery CountyBeaufort CountyBertie CountyBladen CountyBrunswick CountyBuncombe CountyBurke CountyCabarrus CountyCaldwell CountyCamden CountyCarteret CountyCaswell CountyCatawba CountyChatham CountyCherokee CountyChowan CountyClay CountyCleveland CountyColumbus CountyCraven CountyCumberland CountyCurrituck CountyDare CountyDavidson CountyDavie CountyDuplin CountyDurham CountyEdgecombe CountyForsyth CountyFranklin CountyGaston CountyGates CountyGraham CountyGranville CountyGreene CountyGuilford CountyHalifax CountyHarnett CountyHaywood CountyHenderson CountyHertford CountyHoke CountyHyde CountyIredell CountyJackson CountyJohnston CountyJones CountyLee CountyLenoir CountyLincoln CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMartin CountyMcDowell CountyMecklenburg CountyMitchell CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyNash CountyNew Hanover CountyNorthampton CountyOnslow CountyOrange CountyPamlico CountyPasquotank CountyPender CountyPerquimans CountyPerson CountyPitt CountyPolk CountyRandolph CountyRichmond CountyRobeson CountyRockingham CountyRowan CountyRutherford CountySampson CountyScotland CountyStanly CountyStokes CountySurry CountySwain CountyTransylvania CountyTyrrell CountyUnion CountyVance CountyWake CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWatauga CountyWayne CountyWilkes CountyWilson CountyYadkin CountyYancey CountyEnergy Storage Solutions Dunn Road data center · Stalled · 300 MW
Power300MW reported · stated
Site50acres

Who is behind it

ProjectEnergy Storage Solutions Dunn Road data center
Developer and teamEnergy Storage Solutions LLC
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. CityView quoted the economic development official saying the project is not going to be built. (CityView, May 21, 2026)

  2. Amid the debate, Fayetteville's council voted 5-4 to pause work on a data center ordinance and seek moratorium options. (Up & Coming Weekly, April 28, 2026; ABC11 (WTVD), April 15, 2026)

  3. CityView reported the 50-acre plan and its $6.4 billion price from a company brochure; the local economic development official said the project was never under contract, and the company president could not be reached. (CityView, Jan. 27, 2026)

  4. Data Center Knowledge reported that the company planned a Fayetteville twin of its Kingsboro project. (Data Center Knowledge, Nov. 5, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Data Center Knowledge reported in November 2025 that the company planned a Fayetteville twin of its Kingsboro project, which would imply a larger plant than 300 MW; the two descriptions were not reconciled.
  • See ess-kingsboro and ess-tarboro for the same developer.

The full record

Status note
The local economic development chief said it will not be built; no developer statement was found.
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.