# Data Centers in Edgecombe County, NC: Projects and Rules | FOUND

Announced data-center projects and local government actions on data centers in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Every row links to a public source.

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Last updated 2026.09.30

## Local government actions

- Edgecombe County, 2026-08, adopted: Edgecombe County approved a two-year data center moratorium on August 3, 2026, after adding data centers to its ordinance in November 2025. https://www.wral.com/news/local/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/ https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-development/north-carolina-data-center-canceled-as-county-debates-moratorium-135338

## Announced projects

- Energy Storage Solutions LLC, Tarboro, 2025-08, cancelled: Tarboro Town Council denied a special use permit 7-1 in September 2025 for ESS's $6.4B, 50-acre data center with gas generation and battery storage; ESS later said it will not build there. https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-development/north-carolina-data-center-canceled-as-county-debates-moratorium-135338 https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/100mw-natural-gas-powered-data-center-campus-proposed-in-north-carolina/ https://www.wral.com/news/local/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/
- Energy Storage Solutions LLC, Tarboro (Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite), 2025-11, cancelled: ESS planned a $19.2B, 900 MW data center and battery storage campus at the Kingsboro megasite; Edgecombe County amended zoning in late 2025, but ESS withdrew in July 2026. https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-11-25/opposition-mounts-to-proposed-large-data-center-in-edgecombe-county https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/developer-forges-ahead-with-38b-in-nc-data-center-builds https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-development/north-carolina-data-center-canceled-as-county-debates-moratorium-135338

## How to read this

County and town are different governments. A county can have no pause while a town inside it has one, and the reverse. Before you rely on any row, confirm which government regulates the parcel, then read the ordinance in the linked source for its scope and end date.

### Does Edgecombe County have a data center moratorium?

The public record shows adopted local action in Edgecombe County: Edgecombe County (2026-08). Read the linked ordinance for its scope and end date, because boards extend and amend these.

### What data centers are planned in Edgecombe County?

Announced projects on record in Edgecombe County: Energy Storage Solutions LLC, Tarboro (cancelled); Energy Storage Solutions LLC, Tarboro (Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite) (cancelled). Each row on this page links to its public source.

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