Center for Progressive Reform

North Carolina has 90 data centers (and counting). To accommodate their electricity demand, the state has had to roll back its 2030 climate goals. Our NC analyst Loeb Loeb explains why communities are fighting back, calling for moratoria and even outright bans.

North Carolina Must Change Course on Carbon Plan, Data Centers, other Climate and Energy Justice Issues - Center for Progressive Reform In 2025, North Carolina saw an effective repeal of its carbon plan, and the state is now on track to approve over 100 data center projects. This will further imperil the state’s 2050 decarbonization goal while creating a new slew of environmental and public health concerns and electricity affordab...