Windstream Communications
5400 South Miami Boulevard · Durham, Durham County, NC
Source: OpenStreetMap
Windstream Communications is a mapped data center in Durham County, NC.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 12, 2026
Most sites are mapped — located but awaiting a second source. How we verify
Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkdata center
In the news
source: Google News- Data Center Developer Seeks To Build 300K SF Facility Near RaleighBisnow· Jun 10, 2026
- Can Duke University’s small AI data center ever be small enough for critics?Raleigh News & Observer· Jun 5, 2026
- Why NC’s bipartisan ‘down-zoning’ reform bill is now about ... wake surfingRaleigh News & Observer· Jun 5, 2026
- Duke starts construction on data center near Central CampusThe Duke Chronicle· Jun 1, 2026
- Wolfspeed Launches Dedicated Data Center Solutions Team in Silicon Valley; Hires Industry Experts to Drive Highly Compact and Efficient Power Solutions for AI InfrastructureBusiness Wire· Jun 1, 2026
- Cary Weighs Pause on Data Centers Amid Water ConcernsHoodline· May 29, 2026
Data-center discussions in Durham County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
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.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Wake County), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics 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 / NCESThe nearest public school, Research Triangle High School in Durham, is 1.1 mi from this site (582 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.