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Data center project · Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Energy Storage Solutions Kingsboro data center

Withdrawn · Energy Storage Solutions dropped its bid for county land at Kingsboro for a multibillion-dollar data center after local opposition; the county then adopted a two-year moratorium.

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Status
Withdrawn · as of July 6, 2026
Location
Kingsboro Business Park / Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite, between Rocky Mount and Tarboro · Edgecombe County
Power
300 MW
Reported as 300 MW (Sound Rivers) and as 900 MW (WFAE); 300 is shown.
Investment
$19 billion to $19.2 billion in eight phases (company, as reported)
Developer and team
Energy Storage Solutions LLC
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. Aug. 3, 2026 Commissioners voted 5-0 for a two-year data center moratorium. (Sound Rivers, Aug. 6, 2026)
  2. July 6, 2026 The county manager told commissioners the company had withdrawn; the board voted to return its deposit. (Bisnow, July 8, 2026; Rocky Mount Telegram, July 14, 2026; Sound Rivers, July 9, 2026)
  3. Nov. 25, 2025 Residents formed Edgecombe Neighbors for Data Center Accountability to oppose the land sale. (WFAE, Nov. 25, 2025)
  4. Nov. 2025 Edgecombe County commissioners unanimously amended the development ordinance to set where data centers may go, covering county land the company offered to buy. (Rocky Mount Telegram, Nov. 12, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Land figures differ: a parcel of more than 20 acres and one of about 100 acres (county manager, as reported by the Rocky Mount Telegram), 28 acres (Bisnow) or 300 acres (WFAE). Acres left blank.

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