Stratos hyperscale campus
Hansel Valley, Box Elder County, UT
Stratos hyperscale campus is an announced data center project in Hansel Valley, UT, backed by O'Leary Digital (with Utah MIDA). The project is sized at 9,000 MW with an estimated investment of $100 billion. Kevin O'Leary-backed ~$100B campus on ~40,000 acres near Great Salt Lake (Hansel Valley); MIDA development agreement approved 2026; phase 1 ~3GW generation; Gensler-designed; heavy environmental opposition, permits could take years. Box Elder County resolutions approved May 2026; ~$1B initial capital-raising in progress. In Sept 2026 O'Leary agreed to cut project area roughly in half (~40,000 to ~20,000 acres). Reported 2026. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Credible sources confirm MIDA approved the Stratos Project in April 2026 and Box Elder County approved resolutions in May 2026; project announced and in early development stage with environmental permitting still required. Source: https://www.deseret.com/politics/2026/06/04/kevin-oleary-reduces-size-of-box-elder-county-utah-ai-data-center-after-political-backlash-from-senate-president-stuart-adams/.
- 9,000 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
Community sentiment
Should this project be built?
What’s next
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Latest news
Nothing written about this data center yet. The latest from Box Elder County, UT:
Records and documentation
Utah state legislation
- HB 76Utah bill mandating water-use reporting and public disclosure for data centers.Download
- HB424 - Revise taxes for class 17 data center propertyRevises the tax treatment of class 17 data center property.Download
- SF4298 - Data center moratorium and PUC reportEstablishes a new moratorium on data centers and requires the Public Utility Commission to submit a report.Download
Site details
- Operator
- O'Leary Digital (with Utah MIDA)
- County
- Box Elder County, UT
- Capacity
- 9,000 MW
- Address
- Hansel Valley, UT
- Stage
- Announced
Size: not on file
Map
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