@intels5: A proposed $19.2 billion AI data center development in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, has been withdrawn. Developer Energy Storage Solutions had planned the project in the Kingsboro area near Tarboro, with construction intended to take place in multiple phases. The initial proposal called for 300 megawatts of capacity, with reports describing a potentially larger final development. Its withdrawal came as county officials considered a two-year pause on new data center projects, amid wider debate over how these facilities should be approved and regulated. Source: Data Center Dynamics.