The Industry
The Battle for Box Elder
A remote Utah county has become the latest front in a high-stakes fight to build the infrastructure powering the A.I. boom.
By
Nitish Pahwa
A remote Utah county has become the latest front in a high-stakes battle to build the infrastructure powering the A.I. boom.
The Industry
The Battle for Box Elder
A remote Utah county has become the latest front in a high-stakes fight to build the infrastructure powering the A.I. boom.
By
Nitish Pahwa

Utah's governor just tightened the rules for Kevin O'Leary's giant AI data center

Utah Tightens AI Data Center Rules As Kevin O'Leary Battles Opposition To Massive Stratos Project

The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest

Will the data center backlash halt AI’s advance?

Utah launches transparency tool in response to data center backlash

A 9-gigawatt data centre outraged a Utah community. The governor just issued new rules.

The world's largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah's Republican governor says 'never.'

Erin Brockovich says people are angry because data centers are being 'shoved down their throats' in secrecy

Elizabeth Warren Says Families Living Near AI Data Centers Endure 'Nonstop Noise' And Higher Bills: Ameri

A group of rural Utah residents wants a chance to vote in November to oppose a massive AI data center development — the latest…

Kevin O’Leary wants to cover 40,000 acres. Residents say, ‘Not in my backyard.’

Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area

Tensions have been high in Utah after a local commission, despite opposition, approved a hyperscale data center campus spanning…

Utah tightens rules on Kevin O'Leary-backed AI data center amid backlash over water use, power demand, and environmental concerns…

From Utah to Georgia, communities are demanding data center moratoriums as concerns move from local zoning fights into national…