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?
Kevin O’Leary’s massive data center cut down by half after battle with Utah lawmakers
"We pissed off a lot of people": Giant data center plan cut 50% amid protests
How the insatiable thirst of datacenters is leaving communities across the US high and dry
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.
Nebraskans are taking a hard look at data centers
A group of rural Utah residents wants a chance to vote in November to oppose a massive AI data center development — the latest…
AI data centers are reshaping communities across America. Residents are fighting back, and largely losing.
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
Energy and water intensive AI projects are draining communities. The revolt is just getting started
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Residents from a state starving for water have become the face of local struggles against Big Tech, locked in…
