Utah greenlights 9GW AI campus using over twice state electricity
Utah's Military Installation Development Authority has approved a 9-gigawatt AI data center campus in Box Elder County developed by Kevin O'Leary's company, O'Leary Digital. The 40,000-acre Stratos project will operate entirely off-grid using natural gas from the Ruby Pipeline, avoiding strain on the state's existing power infrastructure. The development is expected to generate significant tax revenue and create 2,000 permanent jobs while positioning the U.S. in global competition with China's AI infrastructure growth.
- ▪The Stratos data center campus will span 40,000 acres of private land and 1,200 acres of state and military-owned property in Box Elder County.
- ▪At full capacity, the campus will generate and consume 9 GW of power, more than double Utah's current average electricity use of 4 GW.
- ▪The project will use natural gas from the Ruby Pipeline and will not draw power from the existing grid, with potential to feed surplus energy back.
- ▪Utah has reduced the energy use tax from 6% to 0.5% and will rebate 80% of property taxes to O'Leary Digital to attract the development.
- ▪MIDA projects the project will generate $250 million annually in state sales tax and bring 2,000 permanent jobs to the county after construction.
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Tech Industry New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah data center campus approved News By Luke James published 27 April 2026 The 40,000-acre project will run entirely off-grid using natural gas. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 38 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Utah's Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) on Friday approved a development agreement for a hyperscale data center campus in Box Elder County that could eventually…
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