Mount Athos Road data center site
A 135-acre heavy-industrial property on Mount Athos Road is being marketed for a data center of about 40 megawatts. Data centers are allowed there without a special permit. No company has filed building plans.
Where things stand: Heavy-industrial land being marketed for a data center. A concept plan was filed in 2024; no site plan yet.
🕒 Latest update (Feb 2024): A concept plan for a data center on the Mount Athos Road property was submitted.
What we know
- 📍 WhereMount Athos Road near the Cooper Steel distribution center, Campbell County, Campbell County
- 🌳 Size135 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs40 megawatts (about as much as 32,000 homes)
- 🤐 Secret deal (NDA)Yes. County economic development staff signed a secret deal (NDA) with an interested company in 2023.
❓ Still unanswered
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- Which company signed the secret deal (NDA) about Mount Athos Road? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Feb 2024A concept plan for a data center on the Mount Athos Road property was submitted.
Local votes and rules
📌 Other
A neighbor asked supervisors to reverse the zoning administrator's October 2025 finding that MESH Capital's data center plan for the 57-acre Cabin Field Road site follows the rules. The board was set to vote on January 20, 2026; we could not confirm the outcome.
🗺️ Zoning change
Supervisors voted 5-2 on an emergency change that takes data centers off the by-right list in heavy industrial zones, so they need a special use permit. On January 6, 2026 the board voted 4-3 to keep the temporary rule and delay a permanent decision by 120 days.
✋ Turned down
Supervisors voted 5-2 to deny MESH Capital's request to remove old conditions (proffers) on 57 wooded acres near U.S. 460 and Cabin Field Road, which would have made the site easier to sell for three data centers.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Data center could still be coming to Campbell County despite denial vote from supervisors · WDBJ · Nov 3, 2025
- Mount Athos Road Data Center Project · More Than Just Parks Data Center Tracker · Sept 10, 2026
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