Data center fact sheet · county
Person County, North Carolina
As of . Latest dated change shown: Jun 30, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 proposed
- Planned capacity
- None published
- 0 projects publish a figure; 1 project publishes none
- Moratorium actions
- 0
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Mega Park | Proposed | none published | Microsoft |
Pauses and local rules
No moratorium action on record.
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Jun 30, 2026 Microsoft hosts a meeting with neighbors about the planned Microsoft Mega Park (Microsoft Mega Park)[1]
- Apr 2026 Microsoft says the project is in the planning phase with early site preparation underway, including road work tied to permanently closing Country Club Road, expected to last until late summer 2026 (Microsoft Mega Park)[2]
- Feb 24, 2026 Microsoft and local officials confirm the Mega Park site will be the future home of a data center (Microsoft Mega Park)[3]
- Feb 2026 Person County announces that Microsoft plans to start the data center permitting process later in the year (Microsoft Mega Park)[4]
- Oct 2024 Person County announces Microsoft has purchased 1,350 acres in Woodsdale Township (Microsoft Mega Park)[3]
- Sep 24, 2024 At a commissioners meeting, the county's economic development director confirms the county signed nondisclosure agreements with the prospective buyer (Microsoft Mega Park)[3]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- WRAL, “Microsoft hosts meeting on future Person County data center amid AI tensions”, Jun 30, 2026. https://www.wral.com/news/local/person-county-microsoft-data-center-discussion-june-2026/
- Microsoft, “Person County datacenter project - Microsoft Local”, May 1, 2026. https://local.microsoft.com/blog/person-county-datacenter-project/
- The Assembly, “The Data Center That Didn't Exist”, May 12, 2026. https://www.theassemblync.com/news/business/person-county-microsoft-data-center-nondisclosure-agreements/
- DatacenterDynamics, “Microsoft to start permitting for 1,385-acre data center campus in North Carolina”, Feb 25, 2026. https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-to-start-permitting-for-1385-acre-data-center-campus-in-north-carolina/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Person County, North Carolina,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/north-carolina/person-county.