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A look inside Uptown data center amid growing debate

Digital Realty data center tour

CHARLOTTE — Data centers have become a hot topic of debate and division in many neighborhoods.

In Charlotte, city leaders recently voted to extend their pause on new data center by another year, until October 2027.

But how many people really know what a data center is or how it operates?

Channel 9’s Scott Wickersham took a tour of a data center in a place many may never have noticed.

Tune in to Eyewitness News at 5:30 p.m. as Wickersham walks through the unassuming Uptown building that’s working to keep up with the growing demand for data.

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