Fluidstack is building an AI data center on Lot 35 of Progress Park, a certified data center site east of Wytheville. Solis Arx announced the project in December 2025, and Fluidstack took it over in 2026. The site sits across Kents Lane from the Gradient substation, which Fluidstack is paying to upgrade. The nearest homes are more than a mile away.
The single building opens in phases. Fluidstack expects most construction to finish by the end of 2027. A closed-loop cooling system with air-cooled chillers uses about 2,000 gallons of water a day after an initial fill of about 400,000 gallons. Three backup generators provide emergency power. Wythe County provided the ungraded lot at no cost in return for an investment of over $1 billion. The project expects about 1,000 construction workers at peak and 75 permanent jobs.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 9.70 miles | TAC: Wythe County |
TAC Data Centers' planned hyperscale campus on about 1,000 acres in eastern Wythe County, Virginia, beside Interstate 81 exit 86 near the Pulaski County line. Plans call for nine to 11 single-story buildings.
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November 10, 2026 Fluidstack
Fluidstack has begun construction on a 99-acre data center campus at Progress Park in Wythe County, Virginia, WDBJ reported. Wythe County is the only locality in the New River Valley with a data center under construction, WSLS reported. The campus is called Solis Arx. Wythe County and the Joint...
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