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disneydream06Oh Good! A Data Center Larger than NYC!
May 21, 2026
Back in February, Billionaire Shark Tanker Kevin O’Leary announced a partnership with a Utah developer to build a data center complex twice the size of Manhattan in Box Elder County. The Stratos artificial intelligence data center project will have a footprint of more 40,000 acres (about 62 square miles) and consume 9 gigawatts of power, with a 7.5-gigawatt methane gas power plant onsite for power generation. For context, Utah’s entire statewide power consumption is around 4 gigawatts.
The project has been riddled with controversy, with Box Elder County commissioners approving the project despite massive public outcry and opposition, with very little opportunity for the community to voice their concerns. The community is worried about the impacts to water and air quality in a state already battling near constant drought conditions, as well as the undemocratic process by which this project was approved.
Official data center documentation also says it was specifically requested by the Undersecretary of the Air Force and will “support” Hill Air Force Base, which oversees land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles in its nuclear weapons center. The sensitive nature of the information passing through the forthcoming data center brings up questions about the risk of this complex becoming a military target. Data centers are popping up around the country at an astonishing rate, and their power demands are in direct conflict with our climate goals. To learn more about the Box Elder County data center complex, read The Salt Lake Tribune‘s timeline.
PSR and our chapter network are increasingly engaged in the fight to stop Big Tech and the spread of fossil fuel and nuclear powered data centers. Stay tuned for more resources from PSR.
May 21, 2026
Back in February, Billionaire Shark Tanker Kevin O’Leary announced a partnership with a Utah developer to build a data center complex twice the size of Manhattan in Box Elder County. The Stratos artificial intelligence data center project will have a footprint of more 40,000 acres (about 62 square miles) and consume 9 gigawatts of power, with a 7.5-gigawatt methane gas power plant onsite for power generation. For context, Utah’s entire statewide power consumption is around 4 gigawatts.
The project has been riddled with controversy, with Box Elder County commissioners approving the project despite massive public outcry and opposition, with very little opportunity for the community to voice their concerns. The community is worried about the impacts to water and air quality in a state already battling near constant drought conditions, as well as the undemocratic process by which this project was approved.
Official data center documentation also says it was specifically requested by the Undersecretary of the Air Force and will “support” Hill Air Force Base, which oversees land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles in its nuclear weapons center. The sensitive nature of the information passing through the forthcoming data center brings up questions about the risk of this complex becoming a military target. Data centers are popping up around the country at an astonishing rate, and their power demands are in direct conflict with our climate goals. To learn more about the Box Elder County data center complex, read The Salt Lake Tribune‘s timeline.
PSR and our chapter network are increasingly engaged in the fight to stop Big Tech and the spread of fossil fuel and nuclear powered data centers. Stay tuned for more resources from PSR.
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Date: 2026-05-28 03:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-05-28 11:06 pm (UTC)Oh yeah, they will find lobbying jobs. :o :o :o
Lobbyists should be outlawed, imho...
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Date: 2026-05-29 12:05 am (UTC)Completely agree.