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Volition Industries Spanish Fork

Volition Industries proposes to convert the former Fingerhut warehouse at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon into a self powered data center running on natural gas fuel cells, pending Spanish Fork City Council amendments to Title 15.

Status: proposed
Developer: Volition Industries
Capacity: 250 MW
County: Utah County
Use: AI, type not stated
Tenancy: Not disclosed
First recorded: September 4, 2026
Last verified: September 5, 2026

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Parcel: 672280003, 4000 E HWY 6
Nearest homes: 0.27 mi (434 m) to a Census block with 14 housing units

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Disclosed figures

Figure	Value	Basis	Source
Capacity	250 MW	developer estimate	heraldextra.com
Water	685 gallons per day	developer estimate	heraldextra.com
Noise	Not disclosed	not disclosed
Permanent jobs	Not disclosed	not disclosed
Annual tax	40,000,000	developer estimate	heraldextra.com

Each figure carries the basis its source gave. A developer estimate is what the company said; a permitted figure is what a permit allows; a measured figure was observed. Nothing here is estimated by the Record. Water is recorded in gallons per day; where a source states an annual figure it is divided by 365 and the source is linked.

What it is for and whom it serves

AI, type not stated Share not disclosed ksl.com

Tenants, tenancy and local service commitments: not disclosed.

Status history

September 1, 2026 proposed
The project is proposed under the status rule adopted 2026-09-05: it is waiting on the Title 15 text amendment before it can apply, and no application in its name is on file. On September 1 the City Council delayed the Title 15 vote a second time and Volition Industries said it may take the project to another community. Source · local outlet
September 1, 2026 waiting on permits
Spanish Fork City Council delayed the Title 15 vote a second time, for two more weeks, and Volition Industries said it may take the project to another community. Source · local outlet
August 25, 2026 waiting on permits
Mayor Mike Mendenhall posted on Facebook that he supports the proposal, citing the tax revenue and jobs the company has described. Source · local outlet
August 18, 2026 waiting on permits
After a public hearing of more than six hours, Spanish Fork City Council tabled the Title 15 amendments the project depends on until September 1. Source · local outlet
August 14, 2026 proposed
Volition Industries held a public open house on the proposal at the Spanish Fork Library. Source · local outlet
April 21, 2026 proposed
Volition Industries presented a self powered data center at the former Fingerhut warehouse to the Spanish Fork City Council in a work session. Source · primary source

History is append only. Earlier states are never overwritten, and each entry carries the source it rests on.

Sources

Primary

Adopted minutes, City Council meeting, April 21, 2026 · Spanish Fork City via Utah Public Notice Website · April 21, 2026 · primary source
Utah County zoning map · Utah County Community Development · September 5, 2026 · primary source

Reporting

Spanish Fork residents weigh in on proposed Volition AI data center · The Cougar Chronicle · August 17, 2026 · local outlet
Residents voice concerns over proposed data center regulations in Spanish Fork · KSL · August 19, 2026 · local outlet
Spanish Fork City Council delays vote for amendments that could pave way for data center · Daily Herald · August 20, 2026 · local outlet
Spanish Fork leaders consider data center proposal amid community concerns · Fox 13 · August 19, 2026 · local outlet
Spanish Fork residents frustrated after mayor voices approval of data center proposal · KSL · August 31, 2026 · local outlet
Data center company ponders moving on after Spanish Fork leaders delay Title 15 vote · Fox 13 · September 1, 2026 · local outlet

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