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Volition Spanish Fork Data Center

Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah

ProposedOpposedRecord updated September 8, 2026

Volition Spanish Fork Data Center is a proposed data center in Spanish Fork, Utah (Utah County), operated by Volition Industries. The public record puts it at 250 MW planned, a reported $4 billion investment. It faces documented, organized local opposition.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Volition Industries
Facility type
Data center
Location
Spanish Fork, Utah County, UT
Coordinates
40.1150, -111.6461 (approximate)
Power capacity
250 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
$4 billion
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
Other
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
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. August 20, 2026
    Proposed
    Spanish Fork City Council tabled a vote on the municipal-code amendments (Title 15) needed to permit the project, pending written council concerns due August 24, 2026. Source: Daily Herald

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Volition Spanish Fork Data Center in Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. At an Aug 19, 2026 Spanish Fork City Council public hearing, nearly two hours of public comment ran almost unanimously against the project over unverified environmental claims, wildlife/water-resource risk, and proximity to residences; the council tabled the Title 15 zoning amendments the project needs to proceed.

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.

At an Aug 19, 2026 Spanish Fork City Council public hearing, nearly two hours of public comment ran almost unanimously against the project over unverified environmental claims, wildlife/water-resource risk, and proximity to residences; the council tabled the Title 15 zoning amendments the project needs to proceed.

Source: KSL.com

Power and water

Proposed energy-independent design using Bloom Energy fuel cells for on-site power generation, per servercountry.org; closed-loop water cooling system.

500,000 gallons for initial fill; ~250,000 gallons/year thereafter, per proposal terms discussed at the August 20, 2026 city council meeting.

Notes on the record

Proposed retrofit of a ~1M sq ft former Fingerhut distribution warehouse at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon; faced significant resident opposition at an August 20, 2026 public hearing; not yet zoned for the use. Subsidies checked at the municipal tier (2026-09-05): no site-level subsidy found. The company is on record declining to seek one: "Volition is not requesting any tax breaks, Chavez said, and instead would be generating around $44 million in tax revenue for the city, school district and other taxing entities." No Spanish Fork RDA/CRA project area or participation agreement naming Volition or the site was located. Utah's EDTIF programme excludes data centres and the UCA 59-12-104 exemption is self-executing.

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
  • Land area
  • Which utility serves it
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.
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 Volition Spanish Fork Data Center in Spanish Fork?

Yes. Organized local opposition to Volition Spanish Fork Data Center in Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. At an Aug 19, 2026 Spanish Fork City Council public hearing, nearly two hours of public comment ran almost unanimously against the project over unverified environmental claims, wildlife/water-resource risk, and proximity to residences; the council tabled the Title 15 zoning amendments the project needs to proceed.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Volition Spanish Fork Data Center?

No lawsuit over Volition Spanish Fork Data Center appears in the record we track as of September 8, 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 Volition Spanish Fork Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Volition Spanish Fork Data Center 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 Volition Spanish Fork Data Center, and how big is it?

Volition Industries is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 250 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Volition Spanish Fork Data Center," updated September 8, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/volition-spanish-fork-ut.

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/volition-spanish-fork-ut, 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.Data center discussion: Spanish Fork City Council delays vote for amendments that could pave way for data center · Daily Herald · retrieved August 25, 2026
  2. 2.Volition Industries - Spanish Fork Data Center · Server Country · retrieved August 25, 2026
  3. 3.Residents voice concerns over proposed data center regulations in Spanish Fork · KSL.com · retrieved September 5, 2026
  4. 4.Data Center company ponders moving on after Spanish Fork leaders delay Title 15 vote · FOX 13 News Utah · retrieved September 8, 2026
  5. 5.Residents voice concerns over proposed data center regulations in Spanish Fork · KSL.com · retrieved September 8, 2026

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