Project Delta Data Center – Stokes County
Undisclosed (rezoning applicant: Engineered Land Solutions) · Walnut Cove, NC · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- PermittedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 36.282, -80.1494
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Duke Energy (Belews Creek proximity; no confirmed interconnection)
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-30
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
- Proposed
Engineered Land Solutions submitted rezoning application for 1,800 acres from agricultural/farm use to heavy industrial/commercial near Dan River and Belews Creek Coal Plant
- Permitted
Stokes County Board of Commissioners approved rezoning 3-2 despite opposition from county Planning Board and residents
Underlying source - Permitted
Lawsuit filed in Stokes County Superior Court by SCSJ and SELC seeking to invalidate rezoning
Underlying source - Proposed
Stokes County Board of Commissioners voted to void January 12 rezoning and text amendment, citing statutory notice failures; project must restart via fully compliant new application
Underlying source - Permitted
On Sept 14, 2026 the Stokes County commissioners voted 3-2 to rezone about 1,800 acres for Project Delta. This followed the voiding of the January approval, which forced Engineered Land Solutions to reapply.
Underlying source
Source notes
Site on US Highway 311 and Tuttle Road near Belews Creek Coal Plant on Dan River. End operator/tenant not publicly identified; rezoning approved for unidentified operator per lawsuit. Rezoning voided April 14, 2026 after court challenge over statutory notice failures. Developer ELS plans to resubmit. Capacity and investment not disclosed. Coordinates are Walnut Cove city centroid.
Developer plans temporary on-site natural-gas generators until a Duke Energy grid connection becomes feasible; no confirmed interconnection agreement found. Environmental groups flagged methane/CO2 from continuous generator use.
Sources and provenance
- NC communities push back on AI data centers – Project Delta lawsuit · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Walnut Cove Data Center Project Updates 2026 · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Lawsuit challenges Stokes County data-center rezoning · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Stokes County proposed data center creates backlash · source retrieved 2026-07-06
- Inside Stokes County's latest vote on the Project Delta data center · source retrieved 2026-10-15
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.