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Data center campus · 300 Jones Road, Spartanburg, near I-85 and U.S. 221 (former paper mill), Spartanburg County, South Carolina

LightHouse Data Centers campus (300 Jones Road, former Greenidge site)

Denied as of Aug. 25, 2026

A 152-acre former crypto-mining property sold by Greenidge was planned for a 60 MW, 200,000 sq ft data center, but Spartanburg County staff denied the application and the Board of Zoning Appeals upheld the denial as the county moved toward a data center moratorium. Also known as: Data Journey Spartanburg.

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Power60MW reported · record
Floor area200,000sq ft
Site152acres

Who is behind it

ProjectLightHouse Data Centers campus (300 Jones Road, former Greenidge site)Also: Data Journey Spartanburg
Developer and teamLightHouse Data Centers (through Affiliate of The Lightstone Group and LightHouse Data Centers)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously upheld the denial; the developer said it had invested more than $28 million and argued the board could not rely on grounds outside the original noncompliance letter. (WSPA 7News, Aug. 26, 2026; FOX Carolina (WHNS), Aug. 25, 2026)

  2. County staff denied the application, citing five items out of compliance with the Unified Land Management Ordinance and a data center moratorium council had introduced days earlier. (WSPA 7News, Aug. 26, 2026; FOX Carolina (WHNS), Aug. 25, 2026)

  3. LightHouse submitted a land development application for a 200,000 sq ft, 60 MW facility to the county. (WSPA 7News, Aug. 26, 2026)

  4. Wharton Digital described plans with LightHouse for a 151-acre campus starting at 60 MW; the county said it knew of no formal data center plan for the site at the time. (FOX Carolina (WHNS), March 4, 2026)

  5. Greenidge closed the sale of the 152 acres to an affiliate of The Lightstone Group and LightHouse Data Centers for $18 million plus up to $18 million in earnouts tied to added power capacity. (Greenidge Generation Holdings (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1), Dec. 11, 2025; FOX Carolina (WHNS), March 4, 2026)

  6. Greenidge announced a $12.1 million sale of the 152-acre site to Data Journey with an 8% profit share in a planned data center starting at 60 MW; closing was expected in early 2025. (Greenidge Generation Holdings, Dec. 4, 2024)

Conflicts and open questions

  • The Dec. 2025 closing release does not mention the Dec. 2024 Data Journey deal; the property went to a Lightstone/LightHouse affiliate instead.
  • Acreage given as 152 acres (Greenidge) and about 151 acres (reporting).
  • Applicant named as Jones Road Associates in one report.
  • Coordinates approximate, Jones Road near I-85.

The full record

Status note
County staff denied the land development application in June 2026, and the Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously upheld the denial.
Power note
60 MW secured by Greenidge for delivery by Sept. 2026, per its SEC-filed release; company materials cited possible expansion to about 160 MW.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.