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Stokes County

1 data center project we know about. 4 towns, cities and unincorporated areas.

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Projects

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Project Delta data center campus along the Dan River

Stokes County, Stokes County

1,848 acres

🕒 Sept 2026: Commissioners approved the new rezoning 3-2 with stricter rules on noise, power and water.

Local votes and rules

🗺️ Zoning change · Stokes County

Stokes County commissioners voted 3-2 to rezone about 1,800 acres for the Project Delta data center, after a January approval was voided. The developer added stricter limits on noise, power and water. Opponents' lawyers said more legal action is possible.

Sept 14, 2026Source

📌 Other · Stokes County

Stokes County commissioners voted down a six-month data center pause that the planning board had recommended. The same night they changed county rules to allow data centers in heavy industrial conditional zones countywide.

July 13, 2026Source

⚖️ Court case · Stokes County

Community groups and residents, represented by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and the Southern Environmental Law Center, sued over the January 2026 Project Delta rezoning and a countywide rule change. The January rezoning was later voided, and the developer reapplied.

March 12, 2026Source

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