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Natelli New Hill Digital Campus

New Hill, Wake County, North Carolina · All 2 Natelli Holdings sites

CancelledOpposedAI likelyRecord updated March 5, 2026

Natelli New Hill Digital Campus is a cancelled data center in New Hill, North Carolina (Wake County), operated by Natelli Holdings. The public record puts it at 300 MW planned. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Cancelled

Operator
Natelli Holdings
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
New Hill, Wake County, NC
Coordinates
35.6526, -79.0033
Power capacity
300 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Opposed
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. March 5, 2026
    Cancelled
    Natelli Holdings withdrew its annexation and rezoning applications for the New Hill Digital Campus in early March 2026 amid sustained community opposition (Protect Wake County Coalition); the Apex Town Council moved toward a one-year data-center moratorium. The developer said it may revisit only if Apex later adopts a comprehensive zoning text amendment permitting data centers, no re-filing as of July 2026. Source: WRAL
  2. 2026
    Proposed
    Natelli Holdings proposed a 300 MW digital campus in New Hill, Wake County Source: Blackridge Research

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Natelli New Hill Digital Campus in New Hill, Wake County, North Carolina is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Developer withdrew its annexation/rezoning application on March 5, 2026 after months of organized Apex-area opposition (Protect Wake County Coalition citing noise, air-quality, and water-use concerns); an Apex town council member then proposed a one-year moratorium on new data-center applications in the town.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

Developer withdrew its annexation/rezoning application on March 5, 2026 after months of organized Apex-area opposition (Protect Wake County Coalition citing noise, air-quality, and water-use concerns); an Apex town council member then proposed a one-year moratorium on new data-center applications in the town.

Source

Notes on the record

Proposed 300 MW digital campus in New Hill, Wake County. Single-tracker source → confidence reported. Coordinates are the New Hill area centroid.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Natelli New Hill Digital Campus in New Hill?

Yes. Organized local opposition to Natelli New Hill Digital Campus in New Hill, Wake County, North Carolina is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. Developer withdrew its annexation/rezoning application on March 5, 2026 after months of organized Apex-area opposition (Protect Wake County Coalition citing noise, air-quality, and water-use concerns); an Apex town council member then proposed a one-year moratorium on new data-center applications in the town.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Natelli New Hill Digital Campus?

No lawsuit over Natelli New Hill Digital Campus appears in the record we track as of March 5, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Natelli New Hill Digital Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Natelli New Hill Digital Campus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Natelli New Hill Digital Campus, and how big is it?

Natelli Holdings is the operator on record. We hold 2 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 300 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Natelli New Hill Digital Campus," updated March 5, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/natelli-new-hill-nc.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/natelli-new-hill-nc, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.List of upcoming data centers in North Carolina · Blackridge Research · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.WUNC, "Proposed data center in Wake County is withdrawing its application" · retrieved July 26, 2026
  3. 3.WRAL, Residents near proposed Apex data center relieved project is scrapped, says more work needed · WRAL · retrieved July 26, 2026

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