unnamed resident, Tooele County
Tooele residents are concerned about water supply impacts from a data center near the local aquifer
Tooele Valley Data Center
A developer's proposal for a data center in Tooele Valley has been met with community concerns and plans are reported to be on pause. It is reported, as reported May 5, 2026.
How much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.
What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Land
- 40,000 acres
- third party estimate [3]
- Power it would draw
- 500 MW
- third party estimate [4]
- Water
- Not disclosed
- Who leads it
- Utah Inland Port Authority
- as stated by the source
- Who would use it
- Not disclosed
- Jobs once it runs
- Not disclosed
- Tax each year
- Not disclosed
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much power it needs | 500 MW | third party estimate | [4] attheu.utah.edu | September 25, 2026 |
| How much water it would use | Not disclosed | |||
| How loud it would be | Not disclosed | |||
| Jobs once it runs | Not disclosed | |||
| Tax it would pay each year | Not disclosed |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who is building it | Utah Inland Port Authority | as stated by the source | September 25, 2026 | |
| Who is constructing it | Not disclosed | |||
| How much land | 40,000 acres | third party estimate | [3] fox13now.com | September 25, 2026 |
| Where its power comes from | Not disclosed | |||
| Grid connection | Not disclosed | |||
| How it is cooled | Not disclosed |
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Tooele County and the cities in it about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tooele County | Tooele County Council agreed to pause ordinance 2024-11 governing land use and regulation for data centers at the request of citizens | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | The group TooeleCARES delivered a letter signed by more than 1,100 Utahns calling on the Utah Inland Port Authority to decline to authorize bonds or public financing for the Interstate Technology Park Public Infrastructure District | utahnewsdispatch.com | |
| Tooele County | Tooele County leaders have paused considering any data center applications until after the county planning commission and council consider a data center ordinance expected in October and November | utahnewsdispatch.com | |
| Tooele County | Tooele County currently has a moratorium on data center facilities. | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | A letter signed by more than 1000 Tooele residents was presented at the state capitol requesting the port authority stop a data center from being built near the Great Salt Lake. | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | Dozens of Tooele County residents opposed data centers at planning commission meeting | kutv.com |
9 earlier decisions on the county's rows
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tooele County | Tooele County planning commission held meeting on new zoning rules for data centers | kutv.com | |
| Tooele County | Residents protested a project area and ordinance during a public hearing in Tooele County that could allow for a data center to be built | yahoo.com | |
| Tooele County | Tooele County community members are weighing in on how the county should prepare for future data centers and other large developments as leaders consider new zoning rules. | kutv.com | |
| Tooele County | There is currently a moratorium on data centers in place in Tooele County. | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | Tooele County does not have a land use classification for a data center. | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | Hundreds of residents gathered in person and online to oppose the proposed Tooele data center project | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | Tooele County has a moratorium on data centers | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | One person was escorted out of a Tooele public meeting by law enforcement after the discussion got heated | youtube.com | |
| Tooele County | Tooele commissioners are weighing a possible ordinance to prepare for future data centers and other large developments | youtube.com |
What happened
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The Utah Inland Port Authority board created the project area near Burmester Road and I-80 in 2023 [11]
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Moratorium (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Until Tooele County lifts its moratorium, not much will be done on the project. [12]
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The proposed wastewater treatment plant discharge would contain arsenic and high salinity [10]
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Data center located in Hansel Valley, Utah [3]
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Project plans to rely on natural gas from the Ruby Pipeline, though alternative methods like wind, solar and battery technology are mentioned as possible [3]
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· Status: rumored (source date; the content gives no date of its own)
Stratos Project data center combines water cooling and air cooling methods [3]
The full Tooele Valley Data Center timeline, in order
18 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is utahnewsdispatch.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Utah, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 6 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is upr.org, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Utah, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 4 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is utahnewsdispatch.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Utah, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row, from the wrapper https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizgFBVV95cUxOMkZZQWI3X18zZU50S1ctb2JHNlJfT3RIZ0Fhd2RzaDYxQjlPQ0NLdURpRll2VVdfWE1sTzFXUHNmdXlhaHFBMDdtUGdCUGxaZG1GTlYtTjhqVlVtaWpqYjNJeWhFaGowN0h1eWMzeGZWa2I1ZWpmaWp0cDEtcl9qNE44VGpiZFN4dFR5ZnExdHJvQmh4SmVuWWNRWlpKdXk4ZmVTQS1fRkdkWW11WU9GeUdxb09iYjdEX0lYWTlVZC1LUVpVdGtUYzQ1d3QxQQ. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 6 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is utahnewsdispatch.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Utah, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 6 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is upr.org, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Utah, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 4 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
Tier after resolution (2026-09-21). The source on file is utahnewsdispatch.com, the publisher's own page. The item reached the record through Google News: "data center" Utah, which the record carries at tier 1, and the approve copied the feed's tier onto this row. The tier now comes from the outlet, which the record already carries at tier 4 on 6 rows of sources. DECISIONS section 7. The speaker, the claim, the date and the url are unchanged. The day's label corrections.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
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· the draft of a status history row
Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
What was said
Rep. Paul Cutler said artificial intelligence has changed data center size, impact and policy questions, and that lawmakers need to think about things differently.
Macrina Wilkins of Associated General Contractors of America said data center construction jobs might max at 10,000 but broader economic models include indirect and induced effects
Every statement about data centers in Utah, by speaker
17 more statements on this page
Ben Hart
Utah Inland Port Authority will not move forward with data centers until Tooele County has proper permitting, regulatory, and zoning process in place
Ben Hart
Utah Inland Port Authority stated they are not offering tax incentives for data centers and have no official plans for them in project areas
unnamed news anchor, paraphrasing state officials
Tooele County is not ready for the data center, according to state officials.
Tooele residents expressed concerns that tax dollars should not subsidize data center development that they believe harms the community.
Utah officials and investors at Beehive Energy Alliance
Workforce shortages, not funding or ideas, may be the real constraint on energy project delivery in Utah
Tooele County residents voiced opposition to a potential data center, urging decision makers to do the right thing.
BYU civil engineering professor
Sowby said the approval process for data centers depends largely on whether a project is proposed within city limits, outside incorporated areas, or involving state and federal agencies.
BYU civil engineering professor Robert Sowby stated there is no single person or agency responsible for approving a large scale data center.
unnamed resident
It is much easier to prevent data centers from being built than to hold them accountable later.
unnamed resident
There are deep concerns about water usage with data center projects.
Ben Hart
Utah Inland Port Authority fully supports the Tooele County data center moratorium
Tooele commissioners
The proposed ordinance is about creating rules before a company submits a proposal, not in relation to any specific data center or project
investor
Kevin O'Leary claimed the Stratos Project could generate 10,000 construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs
Kevin O'Leary, developer, stated sustainability is at the heart of proposals regarding air quality, water use, heat and noise pollution
Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah
Governor Cox stated that concerns about water and power use contain incorrect information and the state will not allow centers to take all power or increase utility rates.
Spencer Cox, Governor of Utah
Governor Cox stated the project is built for this use, is right next to a natural gas pipeline so they can build their own energy, and is not next to somebody's house.
The site
Where in Tooele County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
Tap a pin for the data center, the parcel for its record
- This record: Proposed, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 12 other published records in Utah
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
- Where
- Tooele County, Utah
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Questions about this project
5 questions answered from the record
How big is Tooele Valley Data Center?
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The record has 2 measures of its size: 500 MW (third party estimate, source) and 40,000 acres (third party estimate, source). Each figure names who gave it and links to the source.
Who is building Tooele Valley Data Center?
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Utah Inland Port Authority is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
How much power and water does Tooele Valley Data Center say it needs?
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Power: 500 MW (third party estimate, source). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Tooele Valley Data Center stand today?
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It is reported, as reported May 5, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 4, 2026: The Utah Inland Port Authority board created the project area near Burmester Road and I-80 in 2023 [11].
What has Tooele County decided about it?
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Tooele County (rated restrictive): Tooele County Council agreed to pause ordinance 2024-11 governing land use and regulation for data centers at the request of citizens (reported September 4, 2026, source); and Tooele County: The group TooeleCARES delivered a letter signed by more than 1,100 Utahns calling on the Utah Inland Port Authority to decline to authorize bonds or public financing for the Interstate Technology Park Public Infrastructure District (reported September 4, 2026, source). 15 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
Sources
Reporting
- Concerns swirl over a developer’s push for a Tooele Valley data center, but plans are on pause - Utah News Dispatch, Utah News Dispatch, September 4, 2026, local outlet
- Tooele residents voice concerns over proposed data center - abc4.com, abc4.com, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- Kevin O'Leary disputes environmental impact claims from his massive Utah data center project, FOX 13 News Utah, May 5, 2026, local outlet
- ‘The Elephant in the Desert’ - The University of Utah, The University of Utah, August 3, 2026, local outlet
- Utahns speak out as yet another data center is planned near the Great Salt Lake - The Salt Lake Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 28, 2026, local outlet
- Dozens of Tooele County residents oppose data centers at planning commission - KUTV, KUTV, August 12, 2026, local outlet
- Experts question job projections for massive Utah data center, KUTV, May 11, 2026, local outlet
- Tooele Valley’s Proposed Data Center: A Clear Look at What’s Happening - Grow The Flow - Utah, Grow The Flow - Utah, August 18, 2026, local outlet
- Tooele County residents worry proposed changes could bring a data center to the area - Utah Public Radio, Utah Public Radio, August 13, 2026, local outlet
- Hundreds gather in person and online in opposition to proposed Tooele data center, YouTube, July 28, 2026, video
- 'Tooele Cares' group pushes back against data centers, YouTube, September 4, 2026, video
- Tooele residents voice concerns over proposed data center, YouTube, September 3, 2026, video
12 sources on file.
Cite this record
Data Center Record, "Tooele Valley Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/tooele-valley-data-center-ut, last verified September 25, 2026.
Cite this page
Data Center Record, "Tooele Valley Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/tooele-valley-data-center-ut. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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For researchers
- Slug
- tooele-valley-data-center-ut
- Status value
- rumored
- Stage
- Proposed
- Tier
- skeleton
- Tags
- skeleton
- Place id
- us/ut/tooele-county
- Coordinates
- 40.53056, -112.29861
- Location precision
- county
- Location source
- County seat (Tooele), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location source number
- Not disclosed
- Location last verified
- September 16, 2026
- EPA registry id
- Not disclosed
- Use type values
- not_disclosed
- Tenancy value
- not_disclosed
- Cooling type value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity basis
- third_party_estimate
- Water basis
- not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
- Acreage basis
- third_party_estimate
- Interconnection value
- not_disclosed
- Capacity, if disclosed
- 500 MW, third party estimate
- Rating of the county's rows
- Restrictive
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- Last verified
- 2026-09-25