Data Center Registry
PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull)
Hull, Sioux County, Iowa
PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull) is a proposed data center in Hull, Iowa (Sioux County), operated by PathOne Data Centers. The public record puts it at 25 MW planned, 30 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- PathOne Data Centers
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- 3071 330th Street, Hull, Sioux County, IA
- Coordinates
- 43.1888, -96.1333 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 25 MW planned
- Land
- 30 acres
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- North West Rural Electric Cooperative
- Power source
- Grid
- Cooling
- Closed loop
- 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
- 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.
- August 12, 2026ProposedPublic meeting on PathOne's proposal; Sioux County's one-year moratorium on unincorporated-area data centers remains in effect and no county approval has been granted. Source: KTIV
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull) in Hull, Sioux County, Iowa is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Sioux County has a one-year moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas, effective 2026-06-16, and no formal county approval has been granted.
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.
Sioux County has a one-year moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas, effective 2026-06-16, and no formal county approval has been granted. At a public meeting residents sought specific enforceable commitments rather than estimates, and raised water supply impact on nearby wells, low-frequency noise effects on people and livestock, construction duration and evening work schedules, and accountability under future ownership. PathOne says it will pay full property taxes without requesting abatement, and projects 10 to 20 permanent full-time positions plus temporary construction jobs.
Power and water
Closed-loop cooling with recirculated water-and-glycol fluid rather than continuous consumption. PathOne estimates 350,000 to 700,000 gallons annually for a 10 MW facility and 875,000 to 1.7 million gallons per year at 25 MW. Residents pressed for enforceable commitments rather than estimates, and raised the impact on nearby wells.
Notes on the record
Proposed redevelopment of the former Bison Renewable Energy property at 3071 330th Street near Hull, south of the Highway 18 and 75 intersection (Perkins Corner). Built in 10 MW blocks: an initial 10 MW facility in roughly 40,000 sq ft, with PathOne asking Sioux County to cap any project at the site at no more than 25 MW. A fully developed site would occupy fewer than 30 acres. Estimated investment is a range of $100 million to $375 million, so no single investmentUsd figure is recorded. No tenant has been identified. Permanent jobs are given as a 10-20 range and are therefore recorded in prose rather than as a jobs count.
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.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
- 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.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull) in Hull?
Yes. PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull) in Hull, Sioux County, Iowa is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Sioux County has a one-year moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas, effective 2026-06-16, and no formal county approval has been granted.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull)?
No lawsuit over PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull) appears in the record we track as of August 14, 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 PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull) use?
No water withdrawal figure for PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull), and how big is it?
PathOne Data Centers is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 25 MW. The site is recorded at 30 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "PathOne Sioux County Data Center (Hull)," updated August 14, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/pathone-hull-ia.
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/pathone-hull-ia, 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.Residents seek more details on potential Sioux County data center · KTIV · retrieved August 14, 2026
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