1 data center project in Unincorporated Stokes County
Who decides here: the Stokes County Board of Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Stokes County
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
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.
📌 Other
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.
⚖️ Court case
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.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Stokes 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 Stokes County: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (company) or Energyunited Electric Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Surry-yadkin 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Which company will use the data centers?
- How much power will it need, and will it bring new power lines or a power plant?
- How much water will it use, and will it take water from the Dan River?