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Data center campus · County industrial site off Trestle Road near U.S. 301, north of Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina

Project Q (Quiet Data Centers Halifax)

Approved as of Sept. 14, 2026

Halifax County commissioners voted 5-1 to approve an amended agreement selling a 251-acre industrial site near Enfield for a data center the company puts at 88 MW, after residents raised questions at a public meeting.

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Power88MW reported · stated
Floor area100,000sq ft
Site251acres

Who is behind it

ProjectProject Q (Quiet Data Centers Halifax)
Developer and teamQuiet Data Centers Halifax Inc.
Project Halifax LLC
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. At a special called meeting, commissioners approved a revised amended agreement 5-1, keeping the Sept. 18 closing deadline and barring evaporative cooling; a motion to add public comment died without a second. (The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Sept. 15, 2026)

  2. A resolution to amend the agreement failed on a 3-3 tie; the amendments would have added Project Halifax LLC as landowner and required closed-loop or reclaimed-water cooling. (The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Sept. 10, 2026; The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Sept. 15, 2026)

  3. The board chairman defended the process, said Enfield should have been brought in sooner and described the deal as not final, with either side still able to leave. (The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Aug. 31, 2026)

  4. At a special meeting, the project was described as a two-phase building of 90,000 to 100,000 square feet on 14 to 15 of the site's roughly 132 buildable acres, with at least 50 jobs and a closing expected by Sept. 18; residents raised questions. (The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Aug. 28, 2026; NC Environmental Justice Network (event listing), Aug. 25, 2026)

  5. The original development agreement set a $1.7 million land price, at least $250 million in taxable investment, 50 full-time jobs and wages above the county average. (The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Sept. 10, 2026; The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Sept. 15, 2026)

  6. After a public hearing at which no residents spoke, commissioners unanimously backed a resolution authorizing conveyance of the county property. (The Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids), Aug. 28, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The Aug. 25 meeting date comes from an NC Environmental Justice Network event listing and fits the Herald's description of a Tuesday meeting.
  • The nearest home is about 800 feet from the site, per the county listing and the board chairman. Whether the Sept. 18 closing occurred is not confirmed.
  • Square footage is the top of the reported 90,000-100,000 range.
  • Water figures differ between the company's estimate and those cited at the Sept. 14 meeting; they were not reconciled.

The full record

Status note
Commissioners approved the amended agreement 5-1; the land sale was due to close by Sept. 18, 2026, and no report of whether it closed was found.
Power note
About 38 MW in phase one and about 88 MW at full build-out, per the company; Dominion has confirmed up to 100 MW of transmission capacity at the site (as reported). A commissioner said the 88 MW ceiling is not written into the agreement.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.