Google Lenoir Data Center

Operating

Profile scope: Campus
Address: 708 Lynhaven Drive, Lenoir, NC
Operator: Google

The Google Lenoir Data Center is an operating campus at 708 Lynhaven Drive in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina. Google opened the first data center there in 2008, and the state air permit names Tapaha Dynamics, LLC as the operating entity. City and county approved measures in October 2024 to streamline an adjacent expansion on about two parcels, called Project Cardinal, and Google announced a $1 billion North Carolina investment in March 2026 that includes Lenoir. No campus load figure has been published. Duke Energy Carolinas is the electricity provider.

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Google Lenoir Data Center

Operating

Profile scope: Campus
Address: 708 Lynhaven Drive, Lenoir, NC
Operator: Google

The Google Lenoir Data Center is an operating campus at 708 Lynhaven Drive in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina. Google opened the first data center there in 2008, and the state air permit names Tapaha Dynamics, LLC as the operating entity. City and county approved measures in October 2024 to streamline an adjacent expansion on about two parcels, called Project Cardinal, and Google announced a $1 billion North Carolina investment in March 2026 that includes Lenoir. No campus load figure has been published. Duke Energy Carolinas is the electricity provider.

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Overview

Campus power: Not disclosed; No exact-site MW figure in cited sources.
Status: Operating; Operating campus
IT floor area: Not disclosed; Campus

Project scope: Adjacent expansion proposed on two parcels at 914 Virginia Street and 919 Fairview Drive; scope and timeline not disclosed
Power and grid: No exact-site power capacity has been disclosed. Reported utility context: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Cooling and environment: Asset-specific cooling design and water demand are not disclosed.

Project Cardinal expansion

Adjacent expansion of the existing campus that city and county approved measures to streamline

Power and grid

Utility: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Substation: Four substations on the property
Power sources: Duke Energy Carolinas Green Source Rider solar for a portion of demand

Facility and development

Construction: Adjacent expansion proposed on two parcels at 914 Virginia Street and 919 Fairview Drive; scope and timeline not disclosed
Water source: City of Lenoir, with additional capacity for the expansion
Air permits: NC DEQ Title V air permit 09733T10, with a draft reopening that adds a carbon-monoxide limit
Tax abatements: Performance-based incentive grants of 50 percent of real property and 85% of personal property over 20 years
Permits and dockets: NC DEQ Title V air permit 09733T10

Grid record: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC · Four substations on the property
Regulatory record: NC DEQ Title V air permit 09733T10