ABOUT
The Mooresville Technology Park
The Mooresville Technology Park will be a master-planned data center campus. Data centers are the critical infrastructure of our modern world, powering the internet and providing a foundation for our digital world. Led by a team of technology and development experts at Tract, the campus will be thoughtfully designed and planned to maximize economic benefits for the community with minimal impact.
DATA CENTERS
in Our Daily Lives
Data centers are the vital engine running our nation’s digital technology needs by storing and managing vast amounts of data needed for various operations across sectors such as telehealth, video conferencing, e-commerce, government services, education, and entertainment.
Every facet of daily life including healthcare and financial records, online streaming and shopping, as well as GPS routing and maps, run through a data center. Each time you pick up your phone to search the internet, send a message to family and friends, or scroll through social media, you are using a data center. Once completed, the data center at the Mooresville Technology Park will play a key role in supporting the Southeast’s digital needs.
WHY MOORESVILLE?
The Southeast is a rapidly growing area of our country with increasing online digital needs. Additional data centers are necessary to keep up with demand. The proposed Mooresville Technology Park is an ideal site for a vital data center as it is both centrally located in North Carolina and near existing Duke Energy transmission lines capable of serving a high-tech facility.
The Facts
Tract builds and operates data centers. Tract’s approach is to develop master-planned data center parks in known high-demand regions. Tract leases space to tech companies, cloud providers, and other enterprise customers.
Tract is not a speculative developer. We are a long-term developer and are responsible for carrying out the plan.
Tract is responding to strong, well-documented demand in your area. We are investing billions of dollars in infrastructure because the demand exists. We do not create demand.
Tract’s leadership team includes professionals with decades of experience in developing, designing, and delivering large-scale data center campuses. Collectively, the Tract team has engineered, designed, constructed, and operated over 400 data centers globally for companies including AWS, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle. Tract currently has eight active data center campuses under construction in four states: Virginia, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
Use of water and the amount needed for data centers varies based upon the type of equipment, size of facility, and cooling mechanism. One size (or amount of water) does not fit all data centers. As experts in data infrastructure and data centers, Tract has decades of experience in establishing the needs, such as for water, of data centers and has requested the appropriate amount of water for this site.
The Town of Mooresville has confirmed sufficient capacity in both its water and sewer systems to support this project without disrupting service to existing customers.
The project includes engineered stormwater management systems—such as retention ponds and bioswales—that are designed to handle runoff and prevent flooding, while also promoting groundwater recharge.
Wastewater will be directed to the Town’s municipal treatment facilities through new infrastructure paid for and installed by the developer, ensuring proper handling in compliance with environmental standards.
Duke Energy will provide electrical service by utilizing the existing transmission infrastructure on-site to energize a new substation, which will also be located on-site. Before connecting any new project, Duke Energy carefully studies the local electric grid to ensure it remains safe, reliable, and capable of meeting everyone’s needs. Tract has worked closely with Duke Energy to confirm the necessary capacity to support this use. Tract will enter into legally binding agreements with Duke Energy before construction begins, ensuring that infrastructure costs are paid by the developer, not Duke Energy customers.
A new substation will be constructed on site to serve the power needs of the technology park. This and other infrastructure improvements will be funded and constructed by the developer and costs will not be passed on to Duke Energy or its customers.
These infrastructure improvements are designed to ensure stable, uninterrupted service for both new tenants and existing residents.
The sound emitted from data centers is similar to other commercial uses and is mostly from HVAC equipment.
This site is specifically designed to keep buildings and equipment distanced from the property line by at least 150 feet and further distanced from any homes. Tract is including a 100 foot natural buffer that will further mitigate any sound.
Zoning Conditions will further restrict sound emitted from the data center at neighboring residential property lines to 55 dB.
Many of the videos and online content regarding sound from data centers include several features that will just not be present here: very close proximity to residential homes, limited buffering, setback and screening, lack of mechanical sound attenuation, and limitations in excess of existing sound ordinances. Those videos are simply not indicative of the unique design that Tract has proposed for this site.
In addition to Town of Mooresville lighting requirements, Zoning Conditions are proposed to further mitigate any lighting impacts. Tract proposes additional conditions, which specify:
a) light emitted from any windows above the first story is prohibited;
b) building mounted lighting is limited to a maximum height of 35-feet; and
c) pole mounted light fixtures are limited to a maximum height of 18-feet.
d) uplighting of buildings, signage, and landscaping is prohibited.
Videos and other online content show bright lighting into homes. Similar to sound, those videos depict a condition that will not exist here. The intense lighting shown in those videos will not be permitted here, due to the limitations in the Zoning Conditions and the Town of Mooresville lighting requirements.
All security and construction lighting will comply with Town of Mooresville lighting regulations.
Final lighting plans will be submitted and reviewed for compliance with conditions and code during the site plan and building permit review process.
At full build out, the data center campus will generate minimal traffic, especially when compared to the residential development that could occur under the current zoning or other industrial/warehousing uses. Traffic studies have been conducted and show that road networks can accommodate the traffic associated with the data center campus.
Construction traffic for this site will be comparable to other construction sites of this scale. Rustic Road will not be used for construction traffic.
A Traffic Impact Analysis has been submitted to, reviewed and approved by NCDOT and the Town. This review established the following improvements, which will be paid for and constructed by Tract and are included in Zoning Conditions:
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Southbound turn lane on NC3 (Coddle Creek HWY), with a total of 100 feet of storage and appropriate taper; and
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Traffic signal at the intersection of Patterson Farm Road and NC 3 (Coddle Creek HWY).
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A 100-foot vegetated buffer will be maintained along all boundaries of the property. This includes existing trees, supplemental evergreen plantings, berms, and fencing where appropriate. This is DOUBLE the requirement in the Town Code.
All buildings will be located at a minimum of 150’ from the property line. This is THREE TO TEN TIMES the Town Code requirement.
Landscape design, building placement, and architectural elements will minimize the site’s visibility from surrounding properties.
Additionally, the entire 52-acre property located at the end of Rustic Road will be in a designated Preservation Area and will not be developed for data centers.
Tract initially submitted a rezoning application in September 2024. Based upon community and Planning Board feedback that a Conditional Zoning was preferred, that application was withdrawn in December 2024. The current Conditional Zoning application was filed January 2025 and is not anticipated to be heard by the Town Board until Summer 2025.
Additionally, Tract has undertaken further community engagement:
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50+ one-one-meetings with community members;
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Robust project website with dedicated phone and email information for residents to submit questions (www.mooresvilletechnologypark.com);
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Two direct mail pieces with project information;
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Detailed project fact sheet distributed to community members and leaders;
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Virtual community meeting on March 19, 2025;
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Nearly 140 postcard mailers were sent (which exceeds the Town notice requirements) and 27 people attended
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Planning Board Public Hearing on April 22, 2025; and
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Many meetings with community leaders, including school district and ARP Church
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During and after the October 2024 Planning Board hearing, residents expressed concerns about buffer zones, building visibility, lighting, stormwater management, noise, and overall project transparency. Many community members emphasized the need for enhanced landscaping, protection of natural areas, and early, ongoing engagement with local stakeholders.
In response to community input, the project team has increased landscape buffers along the property boundary, revised building placement to improve visual screening, and adopted more restrictive lighting and sound standards. The team has also committed to preserving key tree lines, establishing designated Preservation Areas, strengthening stormwater protections, and increasing transparency through direct outreach and public Q&A sessions. All of this is included as part of the Zoning Conditions.
This rezoning application is intended to establish the framework for future development of a master-planned technology park. After rezoning and prior to construction, a site plan will be submitted to the Town, which will show the exact locations of buildings, the building design elements, access points, landscaping, light fixtures, and other site design details and will be processed in accordance with the Town’s site plan process.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
JOBS
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Numerous skilled labor jobs from almost all trades.
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Once operational, 195 full-time jobs - average salary $100,000/yr.
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Some jobs only require a high-school diploma or associate's degree, providing a great opportunity for career growth.
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1 direct data center job can generate 6+ indirect jobs that support the local economy.
TAX REVENUE
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Hundreds of millions of tax revenue for the Town of Mooresville, Iredell County, and the local school district over a 20-year period.
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Local communities could use this money to support a wide variety of needs such as education, emergency services, infrastructure, and more.
A GOOD NEIGHBOR
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Minimal traffic and a low-profile presence in the community.
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A partner supporting local non-profits and community needs.
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Protecting land around Rustic Road from development.
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Keeping natural buffers and setbacks to blend in.
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Planning with care.
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Ensuring noise does not exceed local ordinances.
DO DATA CENTERS MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS?
YES! Modern data centers are good neighbors, with limited traffic, wide buffers to blend into the community, and advanced technology minimizing their presence in the community.
