This canonical record consolidates 10 source-backed observations without discarding aliases, limitations or unresolved dimensions.
| Operator / developer | Microsoft (Azure) |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Person County, NC |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | locality |
| Coordinates | null, null |
| Capacity | 720 MW |
| Aliases | Microsoft Person County megasite |
| Project profile | 9 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 1 rows |
Microsoft purchased the megasite (not previously county-owned) in late 2024 for a reported $26.85–27 million after ~18 months of negotiation.
Key data: Microsoft purchase, $26.85M–$27M (Nov/Oct 2024)
Limitation: Seller identity and deed book/page not found in fetched sources; no shell LLC named.
Microsoft is the purchaser and prospective operator of the campus; Baxtel attributes building ownership to Microsoft Azure. No third-party operator is identified.
Key data: Microsoft (Azure)
Limitation: Tracker-sourced; Microsoft has not published operating details.
Duke Energy serves the area; the site lies between Duke's Roxboro and Mayo plants, and the converted Person County Energy Complex/Roxboro units will total 2,720 MW feeding Duke's Carolinas grid. Trackers add Piedmont Electric and a 1,500 MW phase figure.
Key data: Duke Energy (Person County Energy Complex, 2,720 MW); Piedmont Electric noted by tracker; 230 kV lines
Limitation: No interconnection agreement number or NCUC large-load docket reference found for the Microsoft load.
The City of Roxboro controls the water and sewer infrastructure that would serve the site: plant capacity 5 MGD (upgradeable to 8 MGD), with a pre-existing line to the Mega Park able to deliver ~3 MGD.
Key data: City of Roxboro; 5 MGD plant (→8 MGD); ~3 MGD existing line
Limitation: No executed water service agreement number published; details were governed by NDAs.
Person County (Woodsdale Township) approved rezoning on August 5; the City of Roxboro controls water/sewer extension; the NC Board of Transportation had to approve the Country Club Road closure; NC DEQ would handle environmental permits.
Key data: Person County BOC + Planning Board; City of Roxboro; NC Board of Transportation
Limitation: n.a.
Person County Planning Director led the rezoning process; the planning board held the public hearing before commissioners approved.
Key data: Chris Bowley, Person County Planning Director
Limitation: No direct phone/email; county planning page fetch blocked (bad_robots_code).
Person County Economic Development served as liaison with Microsoft: the economic development director and the economic development chair are both named publicly.
Key data: Brandy Lynch, Person County Economic Development Director; Scott McKinney, Economic Development Chair
Limitation: No published email/phone; county EDC page fetch blocked.
The county's official announcement routes datacenter media inquiries to Microsoft's global datacenter PR mailbox; a Microsoft spokesperson is also named in press coverage.
Key data: GlobalDCPR@microsoft.com; spokesperson Annette Hamilton
Limitation: No county permitting phone line published on that page.
The site sits between Duke's Roxboro and Mayo plants with 230 kV transmission lines, an existing water/sewer line and sewer lift station, and a planned electrical substation.
Key data: 230 kV lines; water/sewer line + lift station; planned substation
Limitation: Fiber routes not documented.
Microsoft states the campus uses air-cooled chillers on a closed recirculating loop. Reporting on the megasite records an estimated 40,000 gal/day sewer discharge (~8% of a typical large data center's need), a Roxboro water plant rated 5 MGD (upgradable to 8 MGD), and a 3 MGD line to the Mega Park.
Key data: Est. 40,000 gal/day sewer discharge; Roxboro plant 5 MGD (upgradable to 8); 3 MGD line to Mega Park
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Company-published; withdrawal permit volumes not disclosed and county records requests were denied under NDAs