OWNERSHIP CHAIN / OPERATOR
Richmond County Turbines / Duke bridge power
Richmond County (Hamlet)
Duke Energy Progress, LLC is the permit applicant and would construct and operate the bridge-power engines, which sit on Amazon-owned land.
Key data: Duke Energy Progress, LLC (facility entity/operator)
VERIFIED PRIMARYLimitation: Land ownership under the engines (Amazon) inferred from DEQ/ICN statements, not from a deed.
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POWER SUPPLIER / SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
Richmond County Turbines / Duke bridge power
Richmond County (Hamlet)
The existing Duke complex (Smith Energy Complex) has five combustion turbines at 820 MW; the bridge project adds 57 diesel engines described in trade press as ~1,600 MW of diesel generation for one year.
Key data: 57 diesel engines; ~1,600 MW temporary; existing 820 MW CT complex
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Trade article incorrectly locates Richmond County in Virginia; MW figure not confirmed in DEQ documents fetched.
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EXACT LOCATION
"Project Delta" (~1,848 acres)
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
Stokes County's own rezoning notice lists four parcels totaling 1,848.741 acres with addresses and parcel identification numbers.
Key data: 0 US Hwy 311 & Tuttle Rd; 0 Off US 311 Hwy; 1290 Coon Joyce Rd; 1203 Tuttle Rd, Walnut Cove 27052 — PINs 6973-76-7124, 6973-73-4188, 6964-91-8321, 6973-49-0574
VERIFIED PRIMARYLimitation: Acreage differs slightly across sources (1,800 / 1,844 / 1,848.741).
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OWNERSHIP CHAIN
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
The 2026 conditional rezoning application was submitted by DFC Stokes, LLC and DFC Stokes 2, LLC with Engineered Land Solutions, LLC as petitioner; trade press reports the underlying land is owned by developer David Couch, CEO of Blue Ridge Companies.
Key data: Applicants: DFC Stokes, LLC; DFC Stokes 2, LLC; petitioner Engineered Land Solutions, LLC; landowner reported as David Couch (Blue Ridge Companies)
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Parent/ultimate owner of the DFC Stokes LLCs not identified in fetched sources; no Secretary of State record retrieved.
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OPERATOR
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
No end operator or tenant has been disclosed; the project is fronted by Engineered Land Solutions, with Drew Nations identified as the person spearheading it.
Key data: Engineered Land Solutions (Drew Nations); end user undisclosed
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Hyperscaler tenant unknown.
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POWER SUPPLIER
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
The site adjoins Duke Energy's 2.2 GW Belews Creek Power Station; the campus (several hundred MW) would be served by a new dedicated substation paid for by the developer, with on-site methane gas generators running until grid connection.
Key data: Duke Energy (grid); developer-funded dedicated substation; several hundred MW
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No interconnection queue number or NCUC docket reference found for this project.
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WATER SUPPLIER
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
Reporting states the project intends to source water from the Dan River; an opposition handout states 50,000–100,000 gallons/day estimated use and notes Walnut Cove's wastewater system is not sized for it.
Key data: Dan River (surface withdrawal); 50,000–100,000 gal/day estimate
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No water service agreement or utility contract identified; a closed-loop design is also claimed by the developer.
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JURISDICTION STACK
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
Stokes County Planning Board reviews and recommends; the Stokes County Board of Commissioners decides rezoning (its January 2026 approval was later voided); NC DEQ holds permitting authority and FEMA/NFIP floodplain standards apply; Town of Walnut Cove is adjacent.
Key data: Stokes County Planning Board + Board of Commissioners; NC DEQ; FEMA/NFIP floodplain
VERIFIED PRIMARYLimitation: n.a.
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PLANNING ZONING CONTACT
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
Authority sits with Stokes County Planning & Inspections (1014 Main Street, Danbury); the department page names the planning director and staff, and news coverage names the assistant county manager handling the new application.
Key data: Eric Nance, Planning Director, (336) 593-2408; dept. main (336) 593-2439, permits@co.stokes.nc.us; Bryan Miller, Assistant County Manager
VERIFIED PRIMARYLimitation: No case-specific case manager published for the data center application.
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ECON DEV CONTACT
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
NOT_FOUND. Searched county and news sources for an economic development authority contact tied to Project Delta; no EDC or named economic developer was identified in fetched sources — the project has moved purely through zoning and litigation channels.
Key data: n.a.
DISCOVERY LEADLimitation: Stokes County EDC presence not confirmed in fetched pages.
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GENERAL CONTACT
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
The county accepts written public comment by email; the main civic-group contact for the campaign is also published.
Key data: PublicComments@co.stokes.nc.us; Clean Water for NC: erika@cwfnc.org
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No developer-side community-relations contact published.
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SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
"Project Delta"
Stokes County (Walnut Cove)
Site fronts US 311 at Tuttle Road along the Dan River, next to Duke's Belews Creek coal plant; the tract has very limited/no existing water and sewer service, and nearby solar farms and a power-generation facility are noted.
Key data: US 311 / Tuttle Road / Coon Joyce Road; Dan River; Belews Creek Power Station (2.2 GW)
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Fiber routes not documented.
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EXACT LOCATION
"Project Iron Spur" (Case F-1669, denied)
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
The rezoning covered 128.54 acres on Bethania-Rural Hall Road directly across from Rural Hall Town Hall, including farmland, two ponds, four houses and Beaver Dam Creek; the applicant's own site described 144 acres.
Key data: 128.54 acres, Bethania-Rural Hall Road, across from Rural Hall Town Hall
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Acreage reported as 128.54 / ~129 / 130 / 144 depending on source; no parcel ID found.
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OWNERSHIP CHAIN
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
Applicant was The Drox Group LLC (Charlotte-based); petitioners/landowners named in the case are private individuals and a family LLC.
Key data: Applicant The Drox Group LLC; owners Jennifer Jobe, James Martin Serber III, James Martin Serber Jr., Julia Wall, Wall Family of North Carolina LLC
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Drox Group's ultimate ownership/backers not identified; no end user disclosed.
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OPERATOR
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
No operator or tenant was disclosed; Drox Group acted as developer and Montrose LLC handled entitlement.
Key data: Operator undisclosed
DISCOVERY LEADLimitation: Project denied 5-2 on 2026-07-30, so no operator was ever named.
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POWER SUPPLIER
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
Duke Energy infrastructure surrounds the site: an existing 230 kV substation and transmission adjoin it and a 150-foot-wide Duke Energy easement crosses the property north-south; a project substation was proposed.
Key data: Duke Energy; existing 230 kV substation adjacent; 150-ft Duke easement on site
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No MW figure, interconnection number, or large-load tariff docket published.
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WATER SUPPLIER
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
The applicant cited the regional (Winston-Salem/Forsyth) system with ~91 MGD capacity, ~40 MGD used and ~51 MGD available; the zoning case required public water and sewer.
Key data: Regional water system: ~91 MGD capacity, ~51 MGD available
DISCOVERY LEADLimitation: Utility name not stated on the developer page; no service agreement reference.
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JURISDICTION STACK
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners had final authority (denied 5-2); the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning Board recommendation was advisory (7-2 denial); the land lies outside Rural Hall town limits, though annexation was possible.
Key data: Forsyth County BOC (final); WS/Forsyth County Planning Board (advisory); Town of Rural Hall (no vote)
CORROBORATEDLimitation: n.a.
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PLANNING ZONING CONTACT
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning Board handled Case F-1669; a named staff planner authored the report and the planning director spoke publicly; the county commissioners' office phone is published by the applicant site.
Key data: Planner Rory Howard (staff report); Planning Director Chris Murphy; Forsyth County Commissioners' Office (336) 703-2020
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No direct planner email/phone published in fetched sources.
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ECON DEV CONTACT
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
Greater Winston-Salem Inc. is the relevant regional economic development body; its president and CEO commented publicly on data-center developer interest in Forsyth County.
Key data: Mark Owens, President & CEO, Greater Winston-Salem Inc.
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No direct email/phone; no evidence Greater Winston-Salem Inc. formally sponsored the project.
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GENERAL CONTACT
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
The developer-aligned advocacy site published named entitlement contacts at Montrose LLC.
Key data: Michael Foess, PE, PMP — michael@themontroseteam.com, 704-828-6096; Aaron Sloan — asloan@themontroseteam.com
VERIFIED PRIMARYLimitation: These are developer-side contacts; no county PIO contact found for this case.
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SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
"Project Iron Spur"
Forsyth County (Rural Hall)
Adjacent uses include active rail, a concrete plant, a mulching facility and dumpster services; an existing 230 kV substation sits immediately north with a separate 3.7-acre substation parcel.
Key data: Active rail line; 230 kV substation immediately north; 3.7-acre substation parcel
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Fiber routes not documented.
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EXACT LOCATION
Natelli rezoning near Henderson
Vance County (Henderson)
The approved rezoning (case ZMA26-001) covered roughly 113 acres across three parcels along US-158 Business between I-85 and Horseshoe Bend Road, opposite the Carolina Pines neighborhood; other reporting describes a 40-acre parcel between Pine Meadow Trail and Horseshoe Bend Road.
Key data: ~113 acres / 3 parcels, US-158 Business (Pine Meadow Trail to Horseshoe Bend Rd), Henderson 27537; case ZMA26-001
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Acreage conflicts (40 vs. 113 acres) between DataCenterDynamics and local sources; no parcel IDs published.
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OWNERSHIP CHAIN
Natelli rezoning near Henderson
Vance County (Henderson)
The applicant is tied to Natelli Investments / Natelli Holdings LLC (Maryland-based, linked to Natelli Communities); county records list individual applicants and an existing property owner.
Key data: Natelli Investments / Natelli Holdings LLC; applicants Michael Natelli and Beth Trahos; property owner Patricia Galloway
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Ownership detail comes from secondary reporting of county records, not a fetched deed; end user unknown.
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OPERATOR / POWER SUPPLIER
Natelli rezoning near Henderson
Vance County (Henderson)
NOT_FOUND. Searched rezoning coverage, community-research site and trackers: no operator/tenant and no named electric utility, substation, MW figure or interconnection reference has been published for this site.
Key data: n.a.
DISCOVERY LEADLimitation: Project is at speculative-rezoning stage; no permit application filings located.
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WATER SUPPLIER
Natelli rezoning near Henderson
Vance County (Henderson)
Coverage identifies the Kerr Lake regional water system as the supply that residents fear would be strained; no project-specific allocation or agreement was published.
Key data: Kerr Lake regional water system (named in coverage only)
DISCOVERY LEADLimitation: No water service agreement or allocation reference.
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JURISDICTION STACK / PLANNING ZONING CONTACT
Natelli rezoning near Henderson
Vance County (Henderson)
The Vance County planning board unanimously recommended approval in March 2026 and the Vance County Board of Commissioners approved rezoning 6-1 on April 20, 2026 (Employment & Institutional → Light Industrial); final plans require county permitting. No named planner or case manager was published.
Key data: Vance County Planning Board; Vance County Board of Commissioners (6-1, 2026-04-20); case ZMA26-001
CORROBORATEDLimitation: County planning-department page could not be fetched (HTTP client error), so no staff contacts were confirmed.
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ECON DEV CONTACT / GENERAL CONTACT
Natelli rezoning near Henderson
Vance County (Henderson)
NOT_FOUND. Searched for a Vance County / Henderson-Vance economic development contact and any general project contact; the Vance County EDC contact page was blocked by robots and no named person appeared in fetched coverage.
Key data: n.a.
DISCOVERY LEADLimitation: vancecountyed.com/contact/ fetch blocked (robots_failure).
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SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
Natelli rezoning near Henderson
Vance County (Henderson)
The tract fronts US-158 Business between I-85 and Horseshoe Bend Road within a larger 619-acre (potentially 685-acre) corridor including Triangle North; nearby schools and the Kerr Lake regional water system are the cited sensitive infrastructure.
Key data: US-158 Business; I-85; Triangle North corridor (619–685 acres)
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No substation, sewer trunk or fiber detail published.
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EXACT LOCATION
Microsoft Person County megasite (1,385 acres)
Person County (Woodsdale Twp / Roxboro)
The site is the former Person County Mega Park in Woodsdale Township on the NC-VA border, ~7 miles north of Roxboro; trackers list a State Road 1333 address, and reporting notes Country Club Road within the site closed on October 8. Roughly 400 acres are wetlands with ~948 acres usable.
Key data: Person County Mega Park, State Rd 1333, Roxboro 27574; 1,350–1,385 acres, Woodsdale Township
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Acreage reported as 1,350 or 1,385; parcel components include a 432.14-acre parcel per Baxtel; no county parcel IDs verified.
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OWNERSHIP CHAIN
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
Microsoft purchased the megasite (not previously county-owned) in late 2024 for a reported $26.85–27 million after ~18 months of negotiation.
Key data: Microsoft purchase, $26.85M–$27M (Nov/Oct 2024)
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Seller identity and deed book/page not found in fetched sources; no shell LLC named.
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OPERATOR
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
Microsoft is the purchaser and prospective operator of the campus; Baxtel attributes building ownership to Microsoft Azure. No third-party operator is identified.
Key data: Microsoft (Azure)
DISCOVERY LEADLimitation: Tracker-sourced; Microsoft has not published operating details.
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POWER SUPPLIER
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
Duke Energy serves the area; the site lies between Duke's Roxboro and Mayo plants, and the converted Person County Energy Complex/Roxboro units will total 2,720 MW feeding Duke's Carolinas grid. Trackers add Piedmont Electric and a 1,500 MW phase figure.
Key data: Duke Energy (Person County Energy Complex, 2,720 MW); Piedmont Electric noted by tracker; 230 kV lines
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No interconnection agreement number or NCUC large-load docket reference found for the Microsoft load.
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WATER SUPPLIER
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
The City of Roxboro controls the water and sewer infrastructure that would serve the site: plant capacity 5 MGD (upgradeable to 8 MGD), with a pre-existing line to the Mega Park able to deliver ~3 MGD.
Key data: City of Roxboro; 5 MGD plant (→8 MGD); ~3 MGD existing line
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No executed water service agreement number published; details were governed by NDAs.
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JURISDICTION STACK
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
Person County (Woodsdale Township) approved rezoning on August 5; the City of Roxboro controls water/sewer extension; the NC Board of Transportation had to approve the Country Club Road closure; NC DEQ would handle environmental permits.
Key data: Person County BOC + Planning Board; City of Roxboro; NC Board of Transportation
CORROBORATEDLimitation: n.a.
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PLANNING ZONING CONTACT
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
Person County Planning Director led the rezoning process; the planning board held the public hearing before commissioners approved.
Key data: Chris Bowley, Person County Planning Director
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No direct phone/email; county planning page fetch blocked (bad_robots_code).
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ECON DEV CONTACT
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
Person County Economic Development served as liaison with Microsoft: the economic development director and the economic development chair are both named publicly.
Key data: Brandy Lynch, Person County Economic Development Director; Scott McKinney, Economic Development Chair
CORROBORATEDLimitation: No published email/phone; county EDC page fetch blocked.
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GENERAL CONTACT
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
The county's official announcement routes datacenter media inquiries to Microsoft's global datacenter PR mailbox; a Microsoft spokesperson is also named in press coverage.
Key data: GlobalDCPR@microsoft.com; spokesperson Annette Hamilton
VERIFIED PRIMARYLimitation: No county permitting phone line published on that page.
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SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
Microsoft Person County megasite
Person County
The site sits between Duke's Roxboro and Mayo plants with 230 kV transmission lines, an existing water/sewer line and sewer lift station, and a planned electrical substation.
Key data: 230 kV lines; water/sewer line + lift station; planned substation
CORROBORATEDLimitation: Fiber routes not documented.
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