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Datacenter Sites in Stokes County, North Carolina

Stokes County has 17 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,000 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Stokes County, North Carolina has 17 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the North Carolina average of 55.1. It ranks 49th of 88 North Carolina counties by number of sites and 65th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · e47229fa at 60.3/100.

17
Candidate sites
53.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,000 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively High
Hazard rating
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Top 17 in Stokes County

Site-selection context for Stokes County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.17¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.52¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,842
Land price / acre
1,600
Cooling degree days
3,300
Heating degree days
59°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

How does Stokes County compare with other counties in North Carolina?

By number of scored sites, Stokes County ranks 49th of the 88 North Carolina counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 2,778 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.7/100 ranks 65th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1896th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 1 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Stokes County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (15, 88% of the county's inventory), followed by former mine (2). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Stokes County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.52¢/kWh and commercial 10.17¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively High" (42). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,600 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 59°F. Land is valued around $4,842 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Stokes County

Top datacenter sites in Stokes County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN111010Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW5.3 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN111003Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs54.5
UNKNOWN169927Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN111000Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN110999Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs54.4
TAP151876Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN111002Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN147806Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs53.7
TAP151804Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs53.6
TAP169928Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs53.6
UNKNOWN111004Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs53.6
TAP151877Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs53.6
UNKNOWN111005Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs53.2
UNKNOWN111006Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs52.9
UNKNOWN111007Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW5.3 yrs52.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.3 yrs49.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——5.3 yrs49.1

Every scored site in Stokes County

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Stokes County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Stokes County?

17 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 49th-most of 88 North Carolina counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Stokes County?

Substation-Adjacent site · e47229fa scores 60.3/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 17 scored sites in Stokes County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Stokes County offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales tax exemption on DC equipment and electricity for $75M+ investments; property tax abatement.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Stokes County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Stokes County as "Relatively High" (score 42).

What are industrial electricity rates in Stokes County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.52¢/kWh and commercial is 10.17¢/kWh in Stokes County.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Stokes County, North Carolina”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/north-carolina/stokes-county (data as of November 13, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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