Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center

“In that case, the group argues Spartanburg County violated its own development codes by classifying the center, located on 300 acres southeast of the city of Spartanburg, as a 'minor' development.”

“hundreds of residents showed up for a three-hour meeting in downtown Spartanburg Thursday evening with state environmental regulators about a $2.8 billion data center already under development”

“The Valara project became public in March 2025 when Spartanburg County began negotiating tax incentives for the project that would create 27 jobs.”

“State regulators initially approved the company for about 50 megawatts. But the company has since sought to amend its application to a total of 450 megawatts.”

“The facility is already permitted for 24 natural gas generators that each produce 2,000 kilowatts. The new request, submitted to the state Department of Environmental Services in March, asks for an additional five 17-megawatt natural gas combustion turbines and six 54-megawatt natural gas combustion turbines.”

“The new request, submitted to the state Department of Environmental Services in March, asks for an additional five 17-megawatt natural gas combustion turbines and six 54-megawatt natural gas combustion turbines.”

“The lawsuit accuses Valara and the county of bypassing the public planning commission process by classifying the project as a minor land development.”