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2026
Utah residents mount public backlash against Wonder Valley data center project
The May 4, 2026 approval of the Wonder Valley (Stratos) data center project in Box Elder County, Utah, triggered a political revolt: residents protested at the commissioners' meeting, thousands submitted written comments after oral public comment was barred, and two county commissioners and MIDA's chairman lost Republican primaries. The article describes a backlash among Utahns who want nothing to do with data centers, popularized and energized by Kevin O'Leary's promotion of the project.
2026
Box Elder County commissioners approve Wonder Valley (Stratos) data center project in Utah
On May 4, 2026, Box Elder County commissioners unanimously approved the Wonder Valley (Stratos) data center project, a roughly 40,000-acre development in rural Box Elder County, Utah, with up to 9 gigawatts of planned on-site gas generation. Commissioners were formally briefed only 40 days before the vote, the April 22 agenda did not mention a data center, MIDA approved the project itself while the county was still deliberating, and under the agreement the data center would effectively pay no property taxes on servers and equipment, with 80 cents of every dollar collected on buildings and land going to the developer for infrastructure.