Edgecombe County AI Data Center Proposal

Kingsboro / Tarboro area, North Carolina, United StatesCancelled

Planned critical IT: 900 MW
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

Energy Storage Solutions withdrew its proposed Kingsboro AI data center campus in July 2026, and Edgecombe County returned the land-acquisition deposit.

Capacity

Initial capacity

Proposal

300 MW

Source

Possible full capacity

Actual

900 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Kingsboro land-acquisition proposalChanged or cancelled

No completed land acquisition; conflicting parcel descriptions stay unresolved.

Initial proposed configurationChanged or cancelled

Design claim only; no construction or achieved capacity.

Possible full campusChanged or cancelled

8 buildings

Secondary reported ceiling; not approved or built.

Milestones (2)

Kingsboro AI data center proposal enters public record

Dec 2, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked

Energy Storage Solutions withdraws Kingsboro proposal

Jul 6, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Cancelled

Source not linked

Participants

Energy Storage Solutions LLC

Developer

Sources by role

Developer (1)

North Carolina AI data center proposal withdrawn as county officials mull moratorium · Jul 15, 2026 · Corroborating

Developer (1)

Developer withdraws offer for data center land purchase · Jul 7, 2026 · Primary

Other participants (1)

Edgecombe County

Government authority

Sources by role

Government authority (1)

Developer withdraws offer for data center land purchase · Jul 7, 2026 · Primary

Government authority (1)

Megasites — Kingsboro CSX Select Megasite · Corroborating

Capital & incentives

Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.

Capital claims

Proposed investment

Actual

$19,200,000,000

Source

Financing records

Investment commitment

$19.2bn

Not stated

Proposed project cost reported before withdrawal; not financing, spend or committed capital.

Parties & sources

Energy Storage Solutions LLC (Sponsor)

Sources (1)

North Carolina AI data center proposal withdrawn as county officials mull moratorium · Jul 15, 2026

Site & development

Land title transfer

Actual

Not completed

Source

Additional project facts

Current status

Actual

Withdrawn and cancelled

Source

Developer

Actual

Energy Storage Solutions LLC

Source

Phase count

Proposal

8 phases

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)

Electric grid

Cancelled or not proceeding

300 MW

Initial proposal design; basis not sufficiently disclosed to call it IT load.

Electric grid

Cancelled or not proceeding

900 MW

Reported possible ceiling; no build or approval.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.