TIP West data center (Eco TIP West)
Also called: Triangle Innovation Point West, Moncure Megasite
Eco TIP West plans a 750-megawatt data center, including cryptocurrency mining, at the Moncure Megasite. The county paused data centers in February 2026, but a judge ruled in September that the project can go ahead. The county may have to pay the developer's costs.
Where things stand: County confirmed in Oct. 2025 that a data center is allowed by right. A judge ruled in Sept. 2026 that the county's pause cannot block it.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 17, 2026): Superior Court Judge John Morris ruled for the developer. Damages against the county will be decided later.
What we know
- 📍 Wherenear Pea Ridge Road and Old U.S. 1 in the Moncure Megasite (Triangle Innovation Point West), near Moncure, Chatham County, Chatham County
- 🏢 CompanyEco TIP West LLC
- ⚡ Power it needs750 megawatts (about as much as 600,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNot public.
❓ Still unanswered
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- How much water will it use, and from which utility? 🙋 I'll find out
- Where will 750 megawatts of power come from, and will new power lines be needed? 🙋 I'll find out
- Will Chatham County appeal the court ruling? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Oct 29, 2025Chatham County issued a zoning permit saying a data center is allowed by right once water and sewer are available.
- Feb 11, 2026County commissioners adopted a 12-month pause on new data centers.
- May 2026Eco TIP West sued the county in Chatham County Superior Court, saying the pause cannot apply to its project.
- Sept 17, 2026Superior Court Judge John Morris ruled for the developer. Damages against the county will be decided later.
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
Developer Eco TIP West sued Chatham County, saying the county's data center pause cannot apply to its project. In September 2026 a judge ruled for the developer. Damages against the county will be decided later.
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Chatham County paused all approvals for data centers, data processing sites and crypto mining for 12 months, to study effects and write rules. A judge later ruled the pause cannot block the Eco TIP West project, which already had a zoning permit.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Chatham County faces lawsuit over data center moratorium · North State Journal · May 9, 2026
- Order granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, Eco TIP West LLC v. Chatham County (26CV000456-180) · Chatham County Superior Court (via Carolina Journal) · Sept 17, 2026
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