Nothing reported in Unincorporated Beaufort County yet
Who decides here: the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Beaufort County commissioners voted 6-1 for a one-year pause on data centers. The county will not accept or approve data center applications while it writes rules on noise and power. No data center is proposed there now.
Oct 5, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Beaufort County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Beaufort County: Duke Energy Progress (company) or Tideland Electric Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in North Carolina.