data center

The debate over a proposed Stokes County data center has drawn packed crowds for months. This week, residents made their last public appeals ahead of a final vote on the matter.

A new report and the data center’s developer offer sharply different tax revenue estimates.

Protesters who’ve been fighting data center development rallied against Duke Energy’s proposed gas plant in Davidson and Davie counties at an open house in Mocksville.

Yadkin County decided last week to hit pause on new data centers for two years. But two projects in Yadkinville are still moving forward.

Greensboro’s new data center moratorium could add another layer of uncertainty for the long-delayed Dream Center at Gateway Research Park. City officials say the project still faces several regulatory hurdles before construction could begin.

The projects are called NC-2 and NC-3. They’ll be located about 55 miles away from WhiteFiber’s NC-1 data center in Madison, North Carolina.

The comments come as some local governments grapple with concerns over rapid data center growth.

The Stokes County planning board is again recommending against Project Delta, a proposed hyperscale data center near Walnut Cove. County commissioners will make the final decision next month.

The three municipalities are each holding public hearings on the matter on Aug. 17. Several other Piedmont counties have recently enacted data center development moratoriums.

Greensboro officials are considering a 120-day moratorium on data center development. Randolph commissioners adjusted the county's ordinance governing the facilities.