1 data center project in Unincorporated Edgecombe County
Who decides here: the Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Edgecombe County
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Edgecombe County commissioners voted 5-0 for a two-year pause on building data centers. It came after a developer dropped its plan to buy county land at Kingsboro Business Park. The county will rework its development rules.
🗺️ Zoning change
Edgecombe County changed its development rules so a data center could be built at Kingsboro Business Park. After community pushback, the county later reversed course and passed a two-year pause.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County: Duke Energy Progress (company) or Edgecombe-martin County E M C (co-op (owned by its members)) or Virginia Electric & Power Co. (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in North Carolina.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How many acres would the project have used? Reports say 300 acres for the campus but only about 20 to 28 acres in the land deal.
- Will another data center developer seek the Kingsboro site?