Pittsylvania County's Stack data center project to include 21 buildings, use up to 3,000 megawatts of power and 7 million gallons a day of water

Pittsylvania County's Stack data center project to include 21 buildings, use up to 3,000 megawatts of power and 7 million gallons a day of water

News ClipCardinal News·Pittsylvania County, VA·10/20/2026

Stack Infrastructure’s Project Crossroads at the Berry Hill megasite in Pittsylvania County is planned as a 21-building AI data center campus built over 15 years. The project could represent up to $100 billion in investment, require 3,000 megawatts of power and use as much as 7 million gallons of water per day, while permits address energy generation, wetlands and other environmental impacts.

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Gov: Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Danville-Pittsylvania County Regional Industrial Facility Authority, Pittsylvania County Planning Commission, Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Danville Utilities, City of Danville, City of Eden

Stack Infrastructure’s Project Crossroads is planned for the Berry Hill megasite in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, with 21 data center buildings developed in phases over 15 years. Permit documents describe the campus as potentially the largest private single-investment commitment recorded by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, with up to $100 billion in investment, more than 2,500 jobs and as much as $48 million in annual county property tax revenue at full build-out.

The AI-focused campus could require approximately 3,000 megawatts of power and up to 7 million gallons of water per day. Stack plans to develop on-site energy facilities, including a 150-megawatt substation, while Danville Utilities and the city of Eden are expected to provide water. The permit application also outlines wetlands mitigation, a proposed conservation easement along the Dan River and efforts to limit impacts on streams and groundwater. Pittsylvania County’s planning commission and Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning change in January allowing special heavy industrial uses, including data centers and power generation, at the megasite.