Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek)
AI data center in Walnut Cove, NC, United States: permitted.
- Location: Walnut Cove, NC, United States
- Developer: Engineered Land Solutions
- Status: permitted
Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek) is a AI data center project located in Walnut Cove, NC, United States, currently permitted. It is being built by Engineered Land Solutions. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across NC, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Developer Drew Nations describes an 1,800-acre campus along U.S. 311 near Walnut Cove, with 1,000 to 1,200 acres developed, that 'could use up to 2,000 megawatts of electricity'. The January 2026 rezoning approval was voided after a lawsuit and the county restarted the process. WUNC reported the planning board recommended denial 5-2 on Aug 13, 2026, and WFAE said on Sept 9, 2026 that commissioners' final vote is scheduled for Sept 14, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek)?
- Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek) is an AI data center project in Walnut Cove, North Carolina tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is permitted.
- Where is Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek)?
- Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek) is in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. Every tracked North Carolina campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/north-carolina.
- Who is building Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek)?
- Engineered Land Solutions is developing Project Delta (Walnut Cove / Belews Creek).
Sources
- Proposed data center in Walnut Cove set back to public hearing stage (myfox8.com · press · 2026-06-04)
- WFDD (wfdd.org · press · 2026-07-22)
- Stokes County votes clear the way for massive, controversial data center in Walnut Cove (bpr.org · press · 2026-09-14)
- WUNC (wunc.org · press · 2026-09-15)
- Spectrum News 13 (mynews13.com · press · 2026-10-07)
- Stokes County Board of Commissioners (co.stokes.nc.us · press · 2026-07-22)
- The Stokes News (thestokesnews.com · press · 2026-09-14)
- WFDD (wfdd.org · press · 2026-09-15)