Utah Greenlights Kevin O'Leary's 9GW AI Data Center Campus — More Than Twice State's Total Electricity
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Utah's MIDA approved the 'Stratos' hyperscale campus: 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, designed for 9GW — over 2x Utah's current average electricity usage. The facility will generate its own power via the 680-mile Ruby Pipeline for on-site natural gas, taking 'not one electron' from the grid. Starting at 3GW, it projects 2,000 permanent jobs and $250M in annual state sales tax. 39 points, 21 comments on HN.