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Project Stratos will proceed with a reduced 20,000-acre footprint in Utah following regulatory pressure and community activism, though the site remains larger than Manhattan. Despite the downsizing, the project retains significant implications for regional energy consumption and environmental impact, particularly regarding water usage near the shrinking Great Salt Lake. This development underscores the growing friction between large-scale AI infrastructure ambitions and local ecological constraints.

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Kevin O’Leary agrees to downsize massive Utah data center

The VergeJune 4, 20262 min read

Kevin O'Leary agreed to halve the size of his planned 40,000-acre data center in Utah amid mounting pressure from residents and activists, as reported earlier by local affiliate ABC4. The Shark Tank star sent a letter to Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams on Thursday, saying that he will remove 19,430 acres from the project, located in and around the Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management Area. The change comes just days after Adams called on O'Leary to slash the size of his Project Stratos data center by 75 percent, which would reduce it to about 10,000 acres. Adams also asked O'Leary to implement technology that minimizes water consum … Read the full story at The Verge.

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