Appeal Digital Park (Natelli Holdings)
Also called: Natelli data center Lusby
Natelli Holdings wants to buy 133 acres of county land in Lusby for a data center campus costing over $3 billion. It would use treated wastewater for cooling and offered to build a $30 million park.
Where things stand: Developer asked to buy 133 acres of county land in March 2026. No sale or approval reported; county paused new data center applications in Aug. 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 18, 2026): County commissioners passed a six-month pause on new data center applications.
What we know
- 📍 WhereCounty land on Route 2/4 in Lusby near Calvert Cliffs State Park, a former Dominion Cove Point construction yard next to a landfill, Unincorporated Calvert County, Calvert County
- 🏢 CompanyNatelli Holdings
- 🌳 Size133 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromGrid power through Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO).
- 💧 WaterTreated (non-drinking) water from the Solomons Wastewater Treatment Plant
- ❄️ CoolingCooling with non-potable water
- 💵 Cost$3 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksDeveloper offered a $30 million regional park across the road.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Will the county sell the 133 acres to Natelli Holdings? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much power would the campus use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Does the six-month pause apply to this plan? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 24, 2026Natelli Holdings presented its plan to county commissioners and asked to buy 133 acres of county land.
- Aug 18, 2026County commissioners passed a six-month pause on new data center applications.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County commissioners voted unanimously for a six-month pause on new data center development while the county reviews its rules. It came days after Amazon dropped plans for data centers at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant.
✋ Turned down
Commissioners voted 2-3 against drafting a two-year data center pause. In a separate 3-0 vote (two abstained), they told staff to draft zoning changes to remove data centers from light industrial and mixed-use zones.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Data center developer proposes site and park in Lusby · Calvert Recorder (Southern Maryland News) · March 25, 2026
- Amazon abandons plans for data center campus at Md.'s Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant · Maryland Matters via WTOP · Aug 4, 2026
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