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Wythe County officials outline proposed $1 billion data center in Progress Park, promise town hall for residents
Summary
County officials described a proposed Solus Arcs Virginia LLC data center that would use a roughly 99-acre site in Progress Park, estimate more than $1 billion in private investment and about $10 million a year in additional real-estate revenue, and said a public town-hall will be scheduled to answer resident questions.
Wythe County officials on the dais presented details this meeting about a proposed Solus Arcs Virginia LLC data center in Progress Park, saying the county would provide an approximately 99-acre ungraded site at no cost while the company would assume grading and site-preparation costs. "The company with this project has a total projected investment of over $1,000,000,000 in Wythe County," Mr. Baer said during a slide presentation.
Officials described the site as lots 35 and 36 in the southeastern corner of Progress Park, adjacent to an AEP substation and roughly a one-mile radius of predominantly industrial uses. Mr. Baer said Progress Park was established in 1999 and has been marketed for data-center development for years.
The county representative said the company anticipates using a closed-loop, air-cooled chiller system and estimated roughly 2,000 gallons of water per day would be required — "which is equivalent to our…
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