Data Center Registry
Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed)
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed) is a proposed data center in Henderson, North Carolina (Vance County), operated by Natelli Investments. The public record puts it at 113 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record. The record for this site rests on a single unverified source and should be read that way.
Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.
Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Natelli Investments
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Henderson, Vance County, NC
- Coordinates
- 36.3085, -78.4709 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- Not established from a public source
- Land
- 113 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- 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
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Rumored: a single unverified source
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.
- April 20, 2026ProposedVance County commissioners voted 6-1 to approve a Natelli-tied rezoning near Henderson along US-158 Business; potential data-center use reported by local press but not yet detailed by the developer. Source: DataCenterDynamics
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed) in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Notes on the record
Vance County commissioners approved (6-1, 2026-04-20) a rezoning of ~113 acres across three parcels along US-158 Business near Henderson, tied to developer Natelli Investments. The developer has not confirmed the end use; local and trade press report a potential data-center campus, end use unconfirmed, hence rumored confidence.
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.
- Power capacity in megawatts
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Power capacity in megawatts
- The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
- 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.
- 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.
- Microsoft Boydton Campus (BN / Azure East US) · Boydton · Microsoft25 mi · Operating
- Microsoft Panhandle Road Campus (AVC17 expansion) · Boydton · Microsoft25 mi · Proposed
- Microsoft Skipwith Road Campus (LYH03) · Boydton · Microsoft26 mi · Permitted
- Microsoft Person County Mega Park · Roxboro · Microsoft29 mi · Permitted · Contested
Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed) in Henderson?
Yes. Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed) in Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed)?
No lawsuit over Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed) appears in the record we track as of July 18, 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 Vance County Campus (proposed) use?
No water withdrawal figure for Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed) 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 Vance County Campus (proposed), and how big is it?
Natelli Investments is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 113 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Natelli Vance County Campus (proposed)," updated July 18, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/natelli-vance-county-henderson-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-vance-county-henderson-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.Officials in North Carolina county give ok for rezoning, potential data center incoming (DCD) · DataCenterDynamics · retrieved July 16, 2026
- 2.Vance Co. board approves rezoning for possible data center development despite residents' opposition (WRAL) · WRAL · retrieved July 16, 2026
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