Kevin O’Leary-backed data center is still coming for this Utah county, even after its commissioners passed a moratorium

Box Elder County commissioners approved a 180-day moratorium on new data centers and power plants, but the controversial Stratos Project would be unaffected.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Box Elder County Commissioners Boyd Bingham, Tyler Vincent and Lee Perry, from left, begin a meeting in which they passed an ordinance to put a moratorium on future data centers during a meeting in Brigham City on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

Kevin O’Leary-backed data center is still coming for this Utah county, even after its commissioners passed a moratorium

Box Elder County commissioners approved a 180-day moratorium on new data centers and power plants, but the controversial Stratos Project would be unaffected.

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