Edgecombe County grants zoning approval for $19.2 billion data center campus

Edgecombe County grants zoning approval for $19.2 billion data center campus

News ClipCarolina Coast Online·Tarboro, Edgecombe County, NC·7/7/2026

Edgecombe County officials have granted zoning approval for a massive $19.2 billion artificial intelligence-driven data center campus near Tarboro. This approval clears a major regulatory hurdle for what will be one of the largest economic infrastructure investments in the Southeast, covering approximately 300 acres.

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Edgecombe County officials have granted zoning approval for a significant $19.2 billion artificial intelligence-driven data center campus. This decision, made near Tarboro, marks a crucial regulatory clearance for one of the largest economic infrastructure investments in the Southeastern United States.

The multi-phase development is slated for the Kingsboro area and is designed to support an impressive 900 megawatts of hyperscale cloud and data processing capacity. The entire campus will span approximately 300 acres, according to official county disclosures and public planning filings.