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 "name": "Meta Data Center",
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 "before_notes": "Draft from epa.gov, model-extracted, unreviewed: Meta converted two adjacent industrial brownfield sites in Forest City, North Carolina, into a data center.",
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 "last_updated": "2026-10-18",
 "created": "2026-10-18",
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  "county shrank -2.5% 2018\u201323"
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   "name": "Shrinking county",
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   "url": "https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/reuse-considerations-data-centers-brownfield-sites",
   "title": "Reuse Considerations for Data Centers on Brownfield Sites | US EPA",
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   "what_happened": "Former textile/manufacturing site in Forest City, NC (Rutherford County) was redeveloped into a data center, completed and operational. Public funds (EPA Brownfields, State Response Program) supported the reuse assessment. The site is now a built data center with no further development opportunity.",
   "why": "Retrofit already built (status: 'built'). County population declined 2.5% 2018\u201323, reducing demand. Opportunity score 0.0 due to these factors. Housing market shows stable ZHVI ($214,563, 2026-09) but no retail growth (retail establishments down 10% since 2012).",
   "where_it_stands": "No active development opportunity. Traffic data (SR-2179, 4 lanes, 10,208 ADT) is present but irrelevant to current status. Peer comparisons (e.g., Midtown Square Mall, NC) are not applicable as this site is industrial, not retail.",
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    "Built-out retrofit (no new construction possible)",
    "County population decline (-2.5%) indicates reduced local demand",
    "Public subsidy used for assessment, not construction"
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    "No opportunity to develop (retrofit already built)",
    "County shrinkage reduces market viability",
    "Data center is operational but not a new project"
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    "Unknown if data center is operational at scale (record only states 'built')",
    "No details on data center's current capacity or tenant",
    "County population decline trend not quantified beyond 2018\u201323"
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