Nothing reported in Unincorporated Gates County yet
Who decides here: the Gates County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Gates County passed a one-year pause on data centers and crypto mining in unincorporated areas. During it, the county will not take special or conditional use permit applications for them. Sources disagree on when it passed (June 2025, December 2025 or early 2026).
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Gates County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Gates County: Virginia Electric & Power Co. (company) or Roanoke Electric Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in North Carolina.