Data-center buildout in Utah, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Utah, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 15 stories

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Aug 27 Letter: Utah cannot afford to be overrun by rich data center developers
The Salt Lake Tribunealso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Cool Down
Box Elder County, UT
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Aug 26 Utah town's 183% property tax hike sparks referendum over data center tax breaks
The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ut/utah/city/eagle-mountain
Aug 24 Mr. Wonderful: Industry ‘screwed up’ communication about data centers
AOL.com
Box Elder County, UT
us/ut/box-elder
Aug 22 Data centers got tax breaks. Homeowners were asked to pay triple. Here’s how Eagle Mountain’s tax fight shook out.
The Salt Lake Tribune
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
us/ut/utah/city/eagle-mountain
Aug 21 Cox calls for 'major reform' to MIDA after data center pushback
KSL.com
Box Elder County, UT
us/ut/box-elder
Aug 18 Tooele Valley’s Proposed Data Center: A Clear Look at What’s Happening - Grow The Flow
Grow The Flow - Utah
us/ut/tooele
Aug 17 Spanish Fork to Vote on Volition Off-Grid AI Data Center
The Cougar Chronicle
us/ut/utah/city/spanish-fork
Aug 12 ‘Do the right thing’: Residents oppose potential data center in Tooele County
abc4.com
More coverage: KUTV · Yahoo
us/ut/tooele
Aug 11 Letter: How do Utah leaders justify welcoming water-guzzling projects while asking Utahns to be waterwise?
The Salt Lake Tribune
us/ut
Aug 10 Kevin O'Leary said he messed up the messaging on his massive Utah data center plan
Business Insider ($)
Box Elder County, UT
us/ut/box-elder
Aug 5 O’Leary Digital, Box Elder County press court to dismiss data center foes’ lawsuit
KSL NewsRadio
Box Elder County, UT
us/ut/box-elder
Aug 4 Pentagon plans AI data centers at military bases across multiple branches
sott.net
More coverage: nuclear-news.net
us/tx/el-paso/city/el-paso
Aug 4 Kevin O'Leary Says AI Data Centers Must 'Earn' Community Trust Or Risk Losing the Fight: 'You Can't Tap the Grid...'
TradingView
Box Elder County, UT
us/ut/box-elder
Jul 30 Nothing says fake grassroots like an email from a corpse
Blaze Media ($)
Box Elder County, UT
Calvert County, MD
us/ok/wagoner/city/coweta
us/ut/box-elder
us/md/calvert
Jul 29 MIDA says it paused the Box Elder County data center. Developer Kevin O’Leary says that’s ‘completely false.’
The Salt Lake Tribune
Box Elder County, UT
us/ut/box-elder
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