Project Accelerate — Matthews (East John Street)
Crosland Southeast · Matthews, NC · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- CancelledSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- 1603 East John Street
- Coordinates
- 35.1015, -80.7082
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Not established
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Matthews Board of Commissioners initiated a rezoning for the 123-acre site at 1603 E. John St. for data center use; five two-story buildings were proposed.
Underlying source - Cancelled
Developers withdrew the rezoning request; the mayor announced the withdrawal after sustained public opposition.
Underlying source
Source notes
Codenamed Project Accelerate; Engineered Land Solutions worked with Crosland Southeast on the filing. No capacity is recorded: the 'up to 600 MW' figure describes the withdrawn proposal's electricity request, not a built or permitted capacity. The withdrawal date (Oct. 8, 2025) and reason (public opposition) are as reported by the Charlotte Observer. As of September 2026, no new filings or developments were found at this site since.
Sources and provenance
- Matthews data center project withdrawn because of 'public distaste,' mayor says · source retrieved 2026-08-16
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.