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

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

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Last updated 2026.09.30

## Local government actions

- Raleigh, 2026-09, proposed: Raleigh drafted a six-month data center moratorium in September 2026 with a council vote scheduled for October 6, 2026. https://www.wral.com/news/local/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/ https://www.wfae.org/2026-09-16/raleigh-cary-data-center-moratorium
- Cary, 2026-08, adopted: Cary approved an 18-month data center moratorium on August 27, 2026. https://www.wral.com/news/local/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/ https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/cary-n-c-adopts-regions-longest-data-center-pause
- Holly Springs, 2026-06, adopted: Holly Springs Town Council approved a moratorium of up to 12 months on data centers, data processing, and crypto mining in town limits and ETJ. https://www.wral.com/news/local/holly-springs-officials-aprove-one-year-pause-data-center-development-june-2026
- Apex, 2026-04, adopted: Apex approved a 12-month moratorium on data centers and crypto mining effective April 28, 2026. https://abc11.com/post/apex-nc-leaders-hold-public-hearing-proposed-data-center-moratorium/18885810/ https://www.wral.com/news/local/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/
- Wendell, 2026, adopted: Wendell adopted a data center pause through December 31 with no applications pending. https://www.wral.com/news/local/central-north-carolina-data-center-plans-april-2026/

## Announced projects

- EdgeMicro, Raleigh, 2019-10, unknown: EdgeMicro announced a modular edge micro data center for Raleigh, then in site selection and permitting. https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/10-31-2019/edgemicro-data-centers-austin-raleigh-tampa.shtml
- Flexential, Raleigh, 2022-04, unknown: Flexential announced an 18 MW, 120,000 sq ft data center in Raleigh with a 4.5 MW first phase targeted for Q3 2023. https://baxtel.com/news/flexential-to-develop-an-18mw-facility-in-raleigh-north-carolina https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/flexential-is-planning-a-new-data-center-in-raleigh-north-carolina
- Southeast Raleigh data center (3101 Jones Sausage Road), Raleigh, 2026, cancelled: An unnamed developer withdrew its annexation request on about August 16-18, 2026 for a $180M, 100,000 sq ft data center on 14 acres after heavy opposition. https://www.wunc.org/term/news/2026-08-17/data-center-southeast-raleigh-opposition-city-council https://abc11.com/post/proposed-southeast-raleigh-data-center-withdrawn-community-opposition/19687659/

## 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 Wake County have a data center moratorium?

The public record shows adopted local action in Wake County: Cary (2026-08); Holly Springs (2026-06); Apex (2026-04); Wendell (2026). Read the linked ordinance for its scope and end date, because boards extend and amend these.

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

Announced projects on record in Wake County: EdgeMicro, Raleigh (unknown); Flexential, Raleigh (unknown); Southeast Raleigh data center (3101 Jones Sausage Road), Raleigh (cancelled). Each row on this page links to its public source.

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