{"id":251,"date":"2026-06-01T21:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=251"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:40:26","slug":"utah-senate-president-calls-for-major-reduction-in-scale-of-planned-data-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=251","title":{"rendered":"Utah Senate President Calls for Major Reduction in Scale of Planned Data Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amid ongoing outcry over a massive, 40,000-acre data center campus being planned in northern Utah, Utah Senate President Stuart Adams announced that he\u2019s calling for the project to be scaled back dramatically. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve sent a letter directly to Kevin O\u2019Leary calling for a 75% reduction in the proposed data center project area, from 40,000 acres to approximately 10,000 acres,\u201d Adams said in a prepared statement issued Monday. \u201cI am also requiring that any excess water be treated and dedicated to the Great Salt Lake, even though none of the water currently used in that area flows to the lake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adams \u2014 who is running for reelection against two Republican challengers in the upcoming June 23 primary \u2014 is a longtime board member of the Military Installation Development Authority, known as MIDA, which is a powerful special district that\u2019s overseeing the project\u2019s development in Box Elder County. <\/p>\n

The proposed data center \u2014 being pushed by celebrity investor O\u2019Leary \u2014 prompted intense public backlash after its plans began moving forward last month, at first with little public awareness. Since then, outcry over its scale, energy consumption, emissions and potential water use has grown to one of the biggest controversies Utah has ever seen. <\/p>\n

Adams also said Monday that he\u2019s \u201cdemanding greater transparency, stronger conservation commitments and enhanced protections for Utah\u2019s natural resources as this project moves through the review process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUtah can pursue economic opportunity while protecting our water, air, wildlife and communities,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can and must do both.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The , included in Adams\u2019 news release, called on the \u201cShark Tank\u201d reality TV star\u2019s development team to \u201cadequately and transparently meet the following conditions and incorporate them into the final agreements prior to their execution:\u201d<\/p>\n