Data centers in Richmond County, North Carolina
The public record for Richmond County: 0 local government actions on data centers and 1 announced project, each with its source.
Local government actions
We found no recorded moratorium or ordinance action on data centers in this county. A town inside the county can act separately, and an empty search is not a clearance.
Announced projects
| Company | Location | Announced | MW | Acres | Status | What happened | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | Hamlet | 2025-06 | 646 | under construction | Governor Stein announced a $10B Amazon cloud and AI data center campus in Energy Way Industrial Park with at least 500 jobs; NC Newsline reports 646 acres, 21 planned buildings, and construction underway. | [1][2][3] |
How to read this
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Questions
Does Richmond County have a data center moratorium?
We found no recorded moratorium action on data centers in Richmond County as of 2026.09.30. That is not a clearance, because a town inside the county can act separately.
What data centers are planned in Richmond County?
Announced projects on record in Richmond County: Amazon Web Services, Hamlet (under construction). Each row on this page links to its public source.
Looking at land in Richmond County?
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