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A massive data center proposed in Box Elder County received approval from county commissioners weeks ago, and yet the shape of the plan remains very much up in the air. Salt Lake Tribune reporter Megan Banta joins us to discuss where things currently stand.
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New claims suggest a Box Elder County Commissioner who pushed for the controversial Stratos Data Center will benefit financially from this project. This is a bit of a complicated trail, all dealing with Commissioner Boyd Bingham, who's also up for reelection this year. The group Utah Civic Compact filed the formal complaint with the Utah Attorney General's Office, saying the conflict of interest is enough to call the entire project into question. It's a bit complicated and hard to follow, so Greg and Holly break it down.
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Back and forth... and back and forth... all in the public eye. The negotiations over the size and impact of the incoming data center to Box Elder County continue… now through a series of very public letters. This has us wondering more about the process and why this kind of thing didn't happen months ago behind closed doors. Or is the process changing because of public pushback? And then in Iron County, a very different process is playing out over another data center. Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz joins the program to share his thoughts on these data centers.
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KSL's Top Story: Shark Tank's Mister Wonderful is repeating claims that Chinese operatives are to blame for protests against a massive planned data center in Box Elder County. That's as some of those protesters appeal a decision that kept their concerns off the ballot. We have team coverage... Data Center Dispute... beginning with KSL NewsRadio's Raegan Edelman.
Public outcry over the Box Elder County data center seems to be working. Executive producer Emily Means, social media manager Molly Miloscia, and Stewardship Utah co-director David Garbett break down state leaders' latest response and updates. Plus, ex-Mormons are getting more Republican and local shoutouts. Resources and references: Check out our City Cast Salt Lake voter guide for the CD1 Democratic primary. ‘Rejected': Voters won't get a say on Box Elder data center, county attorney says [Salt Lake Tribune] Cox orders ‘higher bar' for data centers, says public input ‘absolutely matters' [Utah News Dispatch] Ex-Mormons have gotten more Republican over the last decade [KUER] Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Utah Arts Festival Utah Museum of Fine Arts Red Butte Garden Cozy Earth - use code COZYSALTLAKE for up to 20% off
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Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is now calling for the proposed data center in Box Elder County to be shrunk by 75% -- this would bring the complex down to around 10,000 acres. In addition to the overall size reduction, President Adams is also asking for greater water commitments, environmental performance standards, and more transparency. Greg and Holly discuss the newest demands and whether they'll make a real difference, or if it's all a campaigning tool ahead of the primary election.
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The application to get a referendum on the ballot in Box Elder County -- over the proposed data center -- has been rejected and will not be on the ballot in November. But the process to stop the data center isn't over yet; the group leading the charge against the proposal says it will take the issue to court. The county attorney denied the referendum application, saying the county commission's decision was administrative, not legislative. But the group disagrees with that analysis, saying a 2018 Utah Supreme Court decision proves it is legislative, so the people should get to have a say in it. During this segment, Governor Spencer Cox also signed an executive order that raises the bar on future data center developments; Greg and Holly discuss this breaking development.
The Box Elder County Attorney's Office has decided that voters cannot overturn the proposed AI data center... through a referendum on the ballot. KSL NewsRadio's Heather Peterson is LIVE to explain.
The data center developments in Box Elder County have been all the talk here in the state the last several weeks. But the data centers aren't only coming to that county; several counties in Utah are also looking at potential data centers. But in Iron County, the county commission placed a new ban on those kinds of developments for 180 days. Holly and Greg share their thoughts on why that ban would work in that county, while commissioners in Box Elder County said they couldn't do anything to stop the data center development there.
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Opposition to the Stratos Data Center in Box Elder County continues to grow, with many concerned about environmental impacts. Hundreds spent part of their long holiday weekend protesting the center, taking to the steps of the state capitol. In addition to environmental and energy concerns, complaints about the process and alleged lack of transparency continue to infuriate many Utahns. Former investigative reporter Debbie Dujanovic has been digging into the questions posed by so many Utahns.
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What could the Box Elder County data center look like? Executive producer Emily Means and City Cast Salt Lake contributors Jack Stauss and Cassie Bingham talk about new renderings and what's next in the process. Plus, Salt Lake County's district attorney charged a police officer in a shooting for the first time in more than 10 years, picks for your weekend, and in our members-only segment: why Tan France is leaving Salt Lake City and selling his $7.5 million home. Resources and references: Renderings show vision for massive data center proposed in Utah, but permits could take years [Utah News Dispatch] Utahns will have more chances to weigh in on Kevin O'Leary's data center project. Here's how. [Salt Lake Tribune] Salt Lake County D.A. Sim Gill has charged a police officer in a fatal shooting for the first time in more than a decade [Salt Lake Tribune] Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: TaskRabbit The Shop Salt Lake Sewciety
The future of nuclear in Utah is on full display today. National, state, and nuclear industry leaders are coming together to discuss the role of energy in Utah's growing economy. The Operation Gigawatt Summit comes at an interesting time, as more and more folks voice frustration and concern with the expansion of data centers. We get a preview of today's summit and what leaders hope to accomplish with KSL.com political reporter Bridger Beal-Cvetko. Greg and Holly also discuss how Operation Gigawatt plays into the data center development in Box Elder County.
Who do you think is more against the data center in Box Elder County: rural, suburban, or urban voters? It's not even close. New polling just out this morning from the Deseret News and Hinckley Institute of Politics shows that 61% of suburban and 53% of rural voters oppose the plans. On the flip side, more urban voters actually support the project: 52% for versus 42% against. Deseret News politics reporter Brigham Tomco joins Inside Sources to explain.
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We're seeing more protests today... against the proposed AI data center in Box Elder County. Letters against the request for water rights can now be sent to the state division of water rights... and joining me live is KSL TV's Mike Anderson.
KSL's Top Story: State lawmakers have decided it might be a good idea to take a closer look at these massive data centers. Voting today... to study the environmental impact of projects like the one in Box Elder County. KSL NewsRadio's Heather Peterson has the story.
The conversation around the Box Elder County data center is having ripple effects throughout Utah. Executive producer Emily Means and social media manager Molly Miloscia break down the latest headlines. Plus, crafting an ideal day in Salt Lake and local shoutouts. Resources and references: ‘They asked us to come,' Kevin O'Leary tells Tucker Carlson of massive Utah data center plan [Salt Lake Tribune] ‘I do not want this in my community': Southern Utahns confront proposed data center [Salt Lake Tribune] Utah House speaker says Box Elder hyperscale project is bad ‘personally, and for my ranch' [Salt Lake Tribune] Apply for Salt Lake City's Love Your Block program. Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. If you enjoyed our interview with Laura Allred Hurtado, executive director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Arts, learn more here. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: TaskRabbit The Shop Salt Lake Sewciety Cozy Earth - use code COZYSALTLAKE for up to 30% off
The folks behind the massive data center proposed for Box Elder County have now submitted another application for water rights. According to this new application, the water would come from an unnamed spring in the Hansel Valley, an area just southeast of the proposed 40-thousand acre development. All this is happening while a rumored candidate to be Utah's next governor, former U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, says he's responsible for bringing businessman Kevin O'Leary into the plans.
While the incoming data center in Box Elder County continues to make the rounds in the news cycles here in Utah, people around the country are also pushing back on developments in their own backyards. In this segment, Greg and Holly discuss how other communities nationwide are reacting to these massive developments.
The Stratos Project, a massive data center planned for Box Elder County, has run up against equally massive public opposition, even as state officials champion its benefits. A panel of local journalists joins us to help make sense of the debate.
Today we're looking at a situation in northern Utah that has echoes of something very familiar to us in Colorado Springs.O'Leary Ventures is backing a massive hyperscale data center initiative in Box Elder County, Utah. The Stratos project area has been approved at the state level through MIDA, the Military Installation Development Authority, and the county commission has approved the interlocal agreement and consent resolution required for the project area to move forward.But now residents are organizing a referendum. They want to gather signatures, force the question onto a ballot, and potentially overturn the county commission's action.So the question is simple. Can a local special election overturn something that has already been approved by multiple layers of government?-------------**Real Estate Espresso Podcast:** Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1) iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613) Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com) LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce) YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso) Email: [podcast@victorjm.com](mailto:podcast@victorjm.com) **Y Street Capital:** Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com) Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital) Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)
Most Americans -- 71% according to a new poll -- seem to have a case of NIMBY-ism... "Not in My Backyard" ... when it comes to data center expansions. We've already talked a lot about the development in Box Elder County, but it's not just there -- this is a nationwide issue. It has a lot of people questioning -- even some on our Facebook page -- why political leaders are pushing so hard for these centers when the general public vehemently opposes them.
Kevin O'Leary, the man backing the massive data center development in Box Elder County, continues to make some pretty serious claims about those who are opposed to the center. Most recently, he called out two Utah groups as working for China. One woman he specifically called out by name is Gabi Finlayson, Senior Partner at Elevate Strategies. She joins the show to dispel rumors that she's a Chinese spy, and tells Greg and Holly why she's opposed to the development.
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The debate over the proposed data center in Box Elder County continues, and the governor says he's working to make sure the Great Salt Lake is protected throughout this whole process. He's also apologizing for comments he made in a recent news conference, where he grew rather impatient with people who oppose the process and these kinds of developments. Holly and Greg share the governor's comments and give their takes on whether it's enough to really address the concerns.
A big focus for those *against* the proposed data center in Box Elder County...WATER. Protesters say they're worried about how much water the center would use to cool its servers. But those behind the development say it would re-use the same water. KSL TV's Mike Anderson got a tour of a smaller center at the University of Utah... that uses the closed-loop system. He joins me now live
A hyperscale data center in Box Elder County is making headlines, but there are 48 data centers in operation in Utah, with seven under construction and more being proposed.
This week, Box Elder County commissioners gave the green light to a 40,000-acre data center in remote Hansel Valley, Utah. Matteo Wong, a staff writer for The Atlantic, says the immense scale of the planned development is hard to wrap your mind around.
Today, KSL learned that the group behind the controversial data center in Box Elder County has pulled their water rights application. It doesn't mean that the project is actually canceled though. KSL NewsRadio's Heather Peterson joins Inside Sources in the studio to explain the latest developments and what the Utah Division of Water Rights is saying. Greg and Holly also discuss the Governor's ongoing trip back east, as he tries to bring more business and technology to the Beehive State.
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As frustration and anger boiled over at a recent public meeting on a proposed data center, the man behind the plan now claims that the people who are against the project are paid protestors. Kevin O'Leary also says the social media posts against the project... are AI-generated. Holly and Greg discuss the issues with continued claims of mass paid protestors whenever someone voices an opinion we don't like.
In a heated meeting in Box Elder County last night, the county commission approved a plan that will result in a 40,000-acre data center being built northwest of Tremonton. We go into the details of what led them to this deal. Box Elder County Commissioner Lee Perry joins the show to discuss his thoughts behind the vote and why he thinks the plan will be good for the county in the end.
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Governor Spencer Cox is backing a proposed 40,000-acre data center in Box Elder County, just as hundreds of residents prepare to descend on the county fairgrounds today to voice opposition to the plan before the county commission. Many have voiced concerns over water, heat island, power, and the secrecy of the project. If it's such a great thing – as the Governor says – why has it been hidden until just now? Greg and Holly preview the meeting tonight and why the Governor says he supports the plan... and you should too.
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A massive data center is moving forward at lightning speed in northern Utah. Host Ali Vallarta, executive producer Emily Means, and City Cast Salt Lake contributor Andy Larsen discuss the forces behind it. Plus, the beloved 400 South Chili's is closing, picks for your weekend, and a members-only bonus segment: What should go in SLC's time capsule? Resources and references: Amid questions and concerns, Box Elder County leaders delay action on data center proposal [KSL] Submit questions about the Stratos data center to the Box Elder County Commission Data center show [City Cast Salt Lake] Restaurant where ‘Queer Eye' star Tan France famously decided to move to Utah is closing [Salt Lake Tribune] Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come. Get all the details and sign up at membership.citycast.fm. Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Red Butte Garden