Data centers in North Carolina
47 data centers are listed in North Carolina. The cities with the most listings are Charlotte (13), Durham (9), Raleigh (6), Kings Mountain (5) and Morrisville (3); together they hold 77% of them. The operators with the most listings are TierPoint (6), Lumen (4) and Flexential (3), out of 18 named operators.
By type, the listings in North Carolina are 49% colocation, 34% unclassified and 11% enterprise. Across the United States the colocation share is 49%. By published IT load, the largest single buildings are Flexential Raleigh (Flexential, 4.31 MW) and Flexential Charlotte - North (Flexential, 3.3 MW).
North Carolina ranks 15th of 50 US states by listed facilities, with 2% of the US total. Neighboring states: Virginia (407), Tennessee (36) and South Carolina (16).
The three operators with the most listings hold 28% of them; 13 of the 18 named operators have a single listed facility here. Published power figures for single buildings add up to 10 MW of IT load across 3 buildings and 2 MW of utility power across 1 building; buildings that publish no figure are not counted. 4 facilities hold an Uptime Institute Tier certification (4 Tier III). Tier III: Tierpoint Raleigh-RTP, Eagle Data Center, Phase 1, RTP Data Center 200, Phase 1 and RTP Data Center 100, Phase 1. Listings not yet in operation: 1 planned. Among them: CyrusOne Lee County, NC. 1 listing is reported closed.
About North Carolina
The directory lists 47 data centers in North Carolina, 15th among US states and 2 percent of all listings in the United States. They are run by 18 operators in 14 towns and cities. Charlotte has the most with 13, followed by Durham with 9, Raleigh with 6, Kings Mountain with 5 and Morrisville with 3. The Charlotte market, which also takes in Clover in South Carolina, has 14 listings.
TierPoint has the most listings, 6, followed by Lumen with 4, and CyrusOne and Flexential with 3 each. Truist Financial Corporation has 2, and Apple, CoreSite and Digital Realty appear with one each. Colocation sites account for 23 of the records.
Capacity is published in two measures that should not be added together. 3 buildings publish an IT load, all Flexential sites; the largest is Flexential Raleigh in Morrisville at 4.3 MW, followed by its Charlotte North site at 3.3 MW. The one building with a published utility supply is Digital Realty CLT10 in Charlotte at 2.5 MW. By floor area, H5's Charlotte data center is the largest listed building, at 207,000 square feet, ahead of Flexential Raleigh at about 100,000.
CyrusOne has a planned site in Lee County, and 1 listed facility is recorded as closed. 4 facilities hold an Uptime Institute certification, all at Tier III.
Cities
Markets
Charlotte (14)
Facilities
Operators
| Operator | Facilities |
|---|---|
| TierPoint | 6 |
| Lumen | 4 |
| CyrusOne | 3 |
| Flexential | 3 |
| Truist Financial Corporation | 2 |
| Apple | 1 |
| Compass | 1 |
| CoreSite | 1 |
| DartPoints | 1 |
| Digital Realty | 1 |
| Duke Libraries | 1 |
| Fidelity Investments | 1 |
| 1 | |
| H5 | 1 |
| Meta | 1 |
| T5 Data Centers | 1 |
| T5@Charlotte VII / CHADC1 Investments, LLC | 1 |
| TIAA Global Infrastructure Services | 1 |
Largest data centers in North Carolina by power
| Facility | Operator | MW of IT load |
|---|---|---|
| Flexential Raleigh | Flexential | 4.31 |
| Flexential Charlotte - North | Flexential | 3.3 |
| Flexential Charlotte - South | Flexential | 2.36 |
Top 10 of 3 buildings that publish their IT load in MW. Figures of other kinds (campus totals, or power without a stated measure) are not ranked with them.
Planned and new data centers in North Carolina
| Facility | Operator | Status | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| CyrusOne Lee County, NC | CyrusOne | Planned | not recorded |
Uptime Institute certified data centers in North Carolina
| Facility | Operator | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Data Center, Phase 1 | T5@Charlotte VII / CHADC1 Investments, LLC | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility; Certification of Design Documents; Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability) |
| RTP Data Center 100, Phase 1 | TierPoint | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| RTP Data Center 200, Phase 1 | TierPoint | Tier III (Certification of Constructed Facility) |
| Tierpoint Raleigh-RTP | Compass | Tier III (Certification of Design Documents) |
| RTP Data Center | Fidelity Investments | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| T5@Charlotte2 | T5 Data Centers | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| TIAA - Charlotte NC | TIAA Global Infrastructure Services | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Wilson Data Center | Truist Financial Corporation | M&O Stamp of Approval |
| Zebulon Data Center | Truist Financial Corporation | M&O Stamp of Approval |
Largest facilities by floor area
| Facility | Operator | Floor area, sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| H5 Charlotte, NC Data Center | H5 | 207,000 |
| Flexential Raleigh | Flexential | 99,976 |
| TierPoint Raleigh - RTP Data Center | TierPoint | 70,000 |
| Flexential Charlotte - South | Flexential | 66,666 |
| TierPoint Raleigh Data Center | TierPoint | 65,000 |
| Flexential Charlotte - North | Flexential | 62,589 |
| TierPoint Charlotte - Center Park Data Center | TierPoint | 60,000 |
| TierPoint Charlotte - North Myers Data Center | TierPoint | 30,600 |
| Digital Realty CLT10 | Digital Realty | 29,000 |
| CoreSite American Tower RA1 - Raleigh Data Center | CoreSite | 16,000 |