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Google Lenoir

Lenoir, Catawba County, NC

Google Lenoir is a mapped data center in Catawba County, NC, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 360 MW of reported power capacity at this site.

Reporting by · Updated Jun 14, 2026

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Real parent
Alphabet Inc.
Operator
Google LLC
Power
360 MW
Utility
Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp
Grid
DUK
Attribution & capacity confidence:mediumprovenance JSON
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.

Overview

Google Lenoir is a hyperscale data center in Lenoir, Catawba County, NC, operated by Google LLC and ultimately owned by Alphabet Inc. Operational since 2009, the site carries a reported power capacity of 360 MW, drawing electricity from Blue Ridge Elec Member Corp within the DUK balancing authority.

Operator chain

In the news

source: GDELT

Tax breaks & subsidies

source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77

These tax breaks are recorded to Alphabet Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.

Total to this operator: $31.7M
  • Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2026 · term — yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Data Center Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
  • Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$16,044,286
    Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
  • Chapter 312 — Midlothian Technology Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (City of Midlothian data-center zone)$15,660,346
    Ellis County, TX · granted 2024 · term — yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
  • Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0
    State of Texas · granted 2018 · term — yr · source

Water use

  • Reported consumption922.7K gpd
    2023 · consumption · reported as “Google Lenoir” · source

EPA permits & violations

source: EPA ECHO

No reported violations as of last sync.

Air quality near this site

source: AirNow
31
O3
Good

Air Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Caldwell County), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.

Who lives nearby

source: Census ACS 2023
Median household income
$43.2K
People of color
53%
Below poverty
17%
Tract population
5,649

Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.

Nearest school

source: HIFLD / NCES

The nearest public school, Davenport A+ School in Lenoir, is 668 ft from this site (464 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

Hearings timeline

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.