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Data centers in McDowell County, North Carolina

No data center in McDowell County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. McDowell County has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: McDowell County approved six month moratorium on data center development, September 11, 2026.

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No data center in McDowell County yet

No data center is on the record in McDowell County yet. The first published record in McDowell County puts it on the map and in the list here.

What McDowell County has decided

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  1. McDowell Countycounty

    McDowell County approved six month moratorium on data center development, reported September 11, 2026.

    carolinacoastonline.com local outlet

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    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium adopted

      McDowell County approved six month moratorium on data center development

      carolinacoastonline.com local outlet

    Last verified September 11, 2026.

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  1. · McDowell County

    Moratorium adopted: McDowell County approved six month moratorium on data center development carolinacoastonline.com local outlet

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Nearby counties with records

21 miles away Rutherford County 1 data center on the record 36 miles away Caldwell County 1 data center on the record 75 miles away Mecklenburg County 4 data centers on the record · pause on the record 162 miles away Lee County 1 data center on the record

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in McDowell County, North Carolina", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/nc/mcdowell-county, updated September 11, 2026.

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