Lee County Data Center
Sanford, Lee County, NC
Source: Primary source
Lee County Data Center is a proposed data center in Lee County, NC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Overview
source: linkA data center is proposed in northern Lee County, North Carolina. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; location and details to be enriched from primary sources.
In the news
source: GDELT- Plans emerge for 400-acre, $900M data center in growing North Carolina county - The Business JournalsThe Business Journals· Jun 10, 2026
- Data center proposed in northern Lee County - The Rant | Sanford, N.C.The Rant | Sanford, N.C.· Jun 8, 2026
- Davie County residents express demands for data center moratorium - WXIIWXII· Jun 5, 2026
- Data centers NC: Cary in Wake County is latest town in North Carolina to consider temporary halt to new data center - ABC11 NewsABC11 News· May 29, 2026
- Cumberland County takes first step toward data center pause - The Fayetteville ObserverThe Fayetteville Observer· May 20, 2026
- Data center developments on hold? Cumberland County weighs moratorium - ABC11 NewsABC11 News· May 18, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Wb Wicker Elementary in Sanford, is 0.5 mi from this site (575 students).
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.