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O'Leary Blames China as Utah Data Center Scaled Down

6/14/2026

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Kevin O'Leary says the opposition to his Utah data-center project is driven by a Chinese disinformation campaign.
The Stratos Project in Box Elder County will begin a 1.4-gigawatt phase after officials forced size reduction, while local residents have sued, petitioned and protested the development.
Governor Spencer J. Cox signed an order raising data-center standards, and Senate President J. Stuart Adam asked Digital O'Leary to cut the project area by 75 percent.

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Kevin O'Leary says the opposition to his Utah data-center project is driven by a Chinese disinformation campaign.
The Stratos Project in Box Elder County will begin a 1.4-gigawatt phase after officials forced size reduction, while local residents have sued, petitioned and protested the development.
Governor Spencer J. Cox signed an order raising data-center standards, and Senate President J. Stuart Adam asked Digital O'Leary to cut the project area by 75 percent.