Project Delta
Walnut Cove, Stokes County, NC
Source: Primary source
Project Delta is a blocked data center in Stokes County, NC, operated by Engineered Land Solutions.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
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Stokes, North Carolina
Project Delta in Walnut Cove, NC is contested. Organized Advocacy | Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-data-center-in-stokes-county/ | Group: https://southerncoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-12-Complaint-and-Exhibits-Hairston-Clan-et-al-v-Stokes-Co.pdf | Group: https://cwfnc.org/stokes/ Track what's being decided, when, and how to weigh in.
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Overview
source: linkRezoning decision voided Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asEngineered Land Solutions
- This facilityProject Delta
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Officials in North Carolina county void data center rezoning amid legal challengeData Center Dynamics· Apr 20, 2026
- Residents push back as N.C. county reboots process for data center planSpectrum News· Apr 16, 2026
- Stokes County Board of Commissioners speaks out after voting to start proposed data center development over again after lawsuitFOX8 WGHP· Apr 15, 2026
- Stokes County votes to start proposed data center development over again after lawsuitFOX8 WGHP· Apr 14, 2026
- Stokes County sued over approval of Walnut Cove data center projectFOX8 WGHP· Mar 25, 2026
- In N.C., Stokes County Approves a Data Center Rezoning, Triggering a Citizens’ LawsuitInside Climate News· Mar 19, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Southeastern Stokes Middle School in Walnut Cove, is 2.4 mi from this site (400 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.