Data Center Registry

Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park)

Hillsville, Carroll County County, Virginia

ProposedContestedRecord updated October 14, 2026

Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park) is a proposed data center in Hillsville, Virginia (Carroll County County), operated by Undisclosed (Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority site). The public record puts it at announced September 29, 2026, a reported $11 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Undisclosed (Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority site)
Facility type: Data center
Location: Hillsville, Carroll County County, VA
Coordinates: 36.7631, -80.8441 (approximate)
Power capacity: Not established from a public source
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: $11 billion
Announced: September 29, 2026
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: Contested
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

September 29, 2026
Proposed
Grayson County administrator confirmed a data center planned for Wildwood Commerce Park, previously 'Project Lightning'. The project is not final. Source: WDBJ7

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park) in Hillsville, Carroll County County, Virginia is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. On Oct 5, 2026 Carroll County voted 6-0 to reject the amended BRCEDA agreement and began exploring leaving the authority.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

On Oct 5, 2026 Carroll County voted 6-0 to reject the amended BRCEDA agreement and began exploring leaving the authority. Grayson County and Galax support it.

Source: WDBJ7

Notes on the record

Investment is 'north of $11 billion' per the Grayson County Administrator. The end user is undisclosed. Wildwood is a joint Carroll-Grayson-Galax park off I-77 (Coulson Church Rd). The coordinates are an approximate point on Coulson Church Road, not the parcel.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Power capacity in megawatts
Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Land area
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Power capacity in megawatts: The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area: The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

TAC Data Centers Wythe County Campus · TAC Data Centers (The Ardent Companies)12 mi · Proposed · 1 GW · Supported
Solis Arx Progress Park Data Center Campus · Max Meadows · Solis Arx14 mi · Proposed · Contested

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park) data center in Hillsville?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park) data center?

No lawsuit over Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park) appears in the record we track as of October 14, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park), and how big is it?

Undisclosed (Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority site) is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Project Lightning (Wildwood Commerce Park)," updated October 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/project-lightning-wildwood-commerce-park-carroll-va.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/project-lightning-wildwood-commerce-park-carroll-va, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Grayson County confirms $11 billion data center planned for Wildwood Commerce Park · WDBJ7 · retrieved October 14, 2026
2.Data center project divides three Southwest Virginia localities · WDBJ7 · retrieved October 14, 2026

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