Dunn Road data center (Energy Storage Solutions)
Energy Storage Solutions pitched a $6.4 billion, 300-megawatt data center on 50 acres on Dunn Road. Local officials say it never got to a land contract. Residents have pushed the city for a pause on data centers.
Where things stand: Pitched in marketing materials; the local economic development group says it was never under contract. City is still weighing rules and a possible pause.
🕒 Latest update (April 27, 2026): City Council voted 6-3 to wait 120 days before deciding on a moratorium.
What we know
- 📍 Whereabout 50 acres along Dunn Road on Fayetteville's east side, Fayetteville, Cumberland County
- 🏢 CompanyEnergy Storage Solutions LLC
- 🌳 Size50 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs300 megawatts (about as much as 240,000 homes)
- 💵 Cost$6.4 billion
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Is Energy Storage Solutions still pursuing the Dunn Road site? 🙋 I'll find out
- What did the City Council decide after its 120-day study ended in late August 2026? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- April 13, 2026City Council voted 5-4 to pause work on a data center ordinance and study a moratorium instead.
- April 27, 2026City Council voted 6-3 to wait 120 days before deciding on a moratorium.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
Fayetteville City Council voted 6-3 not to pass a data center pause yet, and to study the issue for 120 more days instead. On April 13 it had voted 5-4 to stop work on a data center ordinance and look at a pause.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Data centers proposed in Fayetteville · CityView · Jan 27, 2026
- Fayetteville slams brakes on $6.4 billion data center gambit · Hoodline · April 16, 2026
- Fayetteville City Council approves 4-month delay in data center moratorium · CityView · April 2026
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