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Stokes County, NC - specifically the Walnut Cove area - offers the right mix of land, power, and fiber that makes it ideal for data center investment: • Land: Over 1,800 acres of relatively flat property with natural tree buffers for screening. • Power: Directly adjacent to Duke Energy's largest energy generation hub Belews Creek which includes a 2,220-megawatt dual-fuel (coal and natural gas) steam station, cooling and water-management infrastructure connected to Belews Lake, and facilities currently being evaluated for potential deployment of advanced small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) as part of Duke Energy's clean energy transition plan. • Connectivity: Major fiber routes already serve the area, enabling low-latency, high-speed connections. Community Fit: With Duke Energy's major generation site already established in the area, co-locating the data center campus represents an efficient and strategic use of pairing data center next to existing industrial land. Data centers are low-impact neighbors - producing minimal traffic, no burden on local schools, and very limited daily water demand - while contributing to the local tax base and supporting the county's broader economic development goals.