Compass Datacenters campus on Stamey Farm Road
Compass Datacenters plans five data center buildings of about 270,000 square feet each on about 330 acres near I-40 in Statesville. The city approved the rezoning 8-0 in 2025. Plans show about 40 backup generators per building.
Where things stand: City Council approved the rezoning in September 2025. Statesville's 2026 data center pause exempts this project.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 15, 2026): Statesville adopted a 180-day data center pause that exempts the Compass project.
What we know
- 📍 WhereBetween Stamey Farm Road, I-40 and Hickory Highway, west Statesville, Statesville, Iredell County
- 🏢 CompanyCompass Datacenters
- 🌳 Size330 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromDuke Energy; a nearby substation
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop hybrid cooling that recycles water (company says)
- 🛢️ Diesel generators200
- 👷 Jobs promised200
❓ Still unanswered
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- How many megawatts will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which company will use the data centers? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has construction started? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 15, 2025Statesville City Council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning; final vote set for Oct. 1.
- Sept 15, 2026Statesville adopted a 180-day data center pause that exempts the Compass project.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Statesville City Council unanimously passed a 180-day pause on new data center applications in city limits. The Compass data center on Stamey Farm Road, approved earlier, is exempt.
🗺️ Zoning change
Statesville City Council unanimously advanced a rezoning of 365 acres near Stamey Farm Road and I-40 for a five-building Compass Data Centers campus, with a final vote set for Oct. 1, 2025.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Statesville City Council approves rezoning request for new data center · WBTV · Sept 16, 2025
- Compass Datacenters proposes 333-acre campus in Statesville, North Carolina · DatacenterDynamics · 2025
- North Carolina — Data Center Moratoriums · Data Center Bans · 2026
- North Carolina city approves massive data center despite local opposition · Governing · Sept 17, 2025
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