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03 Jun 2026, 17:55 UTC · 3h ago
Kevin O'Leary says he's 'not walking away' from his Utah AI data center, despite call to shrink it by 75%
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03 Jun 2026, 17:55 UTC · 3h ago
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed an executive order establishing a 'higher bar' for data center development regarding water, air quality, and utility rates. — Stricter regulatory frameworks increase operational costs and create permitting hurdles for AI infrastructure scaling.
-0.60Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams has demanded a 75% reduction in the size of Kevin O'Leary's proposed Stratos Project data center campus. — A massive reduction in planned scale for one of the largest US data center projects signals growing local political resistance to AI build-outs.
-0.40Kevin O'Leary has publicly stated he is 'not walking away' from the Stratos Project despite the demand to shrink the campus. — Indicates a commitment to the project's viability and a willingness to fight regulatory pushback, though the outcome remains uncertain.
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