Data center fact sheet · county
Box Elder County, Utah
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 21, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 1
- 1 proposed
- Planned capacity
- 9 GW
- 1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
- Moratorium actions
- 1
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratos Project | Proposed | 9 GW | O'Leary Digital |
Pauses and local rules
| Jurisdiction | Action | When | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder County[1] | Adopted | Jun 2026 | 180 days |
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 21, 2026 O’Leary and Fox News ask the U.S. District Court in Utah to dismiss the defamation suit (Stratos Project)[2]
- Jul 29, 2026 O'Leary says design is 'full steam ahead' and a water permit filing is expected by end of August; MIDA on 'pause' awaiting permit requests (Stratos Project)[3]
- Jul 15, 2026 Joshua Kanter of Alliance for a Better Utah and Gabrielle Finlayson of Elevate Strategies, who opposed the project, sue Kevin O’Leary and Fox News for defamation in federal court in Salt Lake City (Stratos Project)[4]
- Jul 2026 O'Leary Digital and Box Elder County ask the First District Court to dismiss the June 3 referendum lawsuit (Stratos Project)[5]
- Jun 10, 2026 County adopts a 180-day pause on new data centers and the power plants built to serve them; Stratos is exempt because it falls under MIDA (Stratos Project)[1]
- Jun 4, 2026 O'Leary tells Senate President J. Stuart Adams by letter he will scale back the project, saying it won't be 'the largest data center in the world' (Stratos Project)[6]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- Utah Public Radio, “Box Elder County passes moratorium on future data centers”, Jun 17, 2026. https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2026-06-17/box-elder-data-center-moratorium-stratos
- Utah News Dispatch, “O'Leary says he didn't defame opponents of his plan for a large Utah data center”, Sep 24, 2026. https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/09/24/kevin-oleary-says-he-didnt-defame-opponents-of-stratos-data-center/
- The Salt Lake Tribune, “Designing the Box Elder County data center is 'full steam ahead,' Kevin O'Leary says, while MIDA is on 'pause'”, Jul 29, 2026. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07/29/oleary-box-elder-county-data/
- Utah News Dispatch, “Utahns sue O'Leary, Fox News over 'smear campaign'”, Jul 15, 2026. https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/07/15/utahns-sue-oleary-fox-news-over-smear-campaign/
- Deseret News, “O'Leary Digital, Box Elder County press court to dismiss data center foes' lawsuit”, Aug 5, 2026. https://www.deseret.com/business/2026/08/05/oleary-digital-box-elder-county-press-court-to-dismiss-data-center-foes-lawsuit/
- The Salt Lake Tribune, “Kevin O'Leary to scale back Utah project — says it won't be 'the largest data center in the world'”, Jun 4, 2026. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/06/04/box-elder-county-data-center/
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Box Elder County, Utah,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/utah/box-elder-county.