Kevin O'Leary's gargantuan data center cut down by half after battle with Utah lawmakers [View all]

Source: Independent

Shark Tank celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary has decided to join the data center gold rush, but Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams is mucking up his claim.

O'Leary's proposed data center — to be built in Box Elder County, Utah — is called the Stratos Project and would service AI development and support U.S. defense operations, according to Business Insider. The initial plan was to house a 10,000 acre data center on 40,000 acres of land.

But his plans changed on Thursday when he agreed to shave approximately 20,000 acres off his project, reducing it by 50 percent. His team informed Adams of his offer in a letter on Thursday, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

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It's unclear how O'Leary's fight with Utah will play out, but he's made clear he doesn't intend to drop his project. In the meantime, he suggested that paid actors were making up some of the protesters, and said he would provide evidence to the Trump administration.

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