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Kevin O'Leary's massive Utah data center approved amid local fury

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Kevin O'Leary's proposed 40,000-acre AI and cloud computing campus in Utah has received approval from the Box Elder County Commission. The massive project, dubbed 'Wonder Valley,' is expected to consume up to 9 gigawatts of power, potentially doubling the state's current electricity usage. Despite significant local opposition and concerns about environmental impact, O'Leary has dismissed the protests as orchestrated and potentially AI-generated. AI

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IMPACT This large-scale AI infrastructure project highlights the growing demand for computing power and the potential strain on local energy resources.

RANK_REASON A large-scale datacenter project with significant energy implications and local opposition was approved.

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    "Mr. Wonderful’s Utah Data Center Will Be More Than Twice as Big as Manhattan would be 100-percent powered by gas generators, increase Utah’s net greenhouse gas

    "Mr. Wonderful’s Utah Data Center Will Be More Than Twice as Big as Manhattan would be 100-percent powered by gas generators, increase Utah’s net greenhouse gas emissions by up to 50 percent, It’s backed by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority, which has granted the…

    LINKS motherjones.com/…/mr-wonderful-utah-strat… motherjones.com/…/2026
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    # KevinOLeary ’s Massive # DataCenter Project in # Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and c

    # KevinOLeary ’s Massive # DataCenter Project in # Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses. By Bruce Gil Published May 6, 2026 "The Box Elder Co…

    LINKS gizmodo.com/kevin-olearys-massive-data-ce…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    # KevinOLeary 's massive # datacenter was approved by a county commission in # Utah last night without residents' approval of the measure. At 40,000 acres, it w

    # KevinOLeary 's massive # datacenter was approved by a county commission in # Utah last night without residents' approval of the measure. At 40,000 acres, it would be 2.5x the size of Manhattan. The commission approved the proposal despite opposition from hundreds of locals. # u…

    LINKS newsmast.community/@politics newsmast.community/@technology newsmast.community/@environment

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