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'Shark Tank' Investor Kevin O'Leary Wants To Build A Huge AI Datacenter In Utah To Stop China In Its Tracks
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- "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary wants to build a massive AI data center in Utah that will generate more than double the power the state currently uses.
- Dubbed Stratos, the data center recently received Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority designation.
- The Box Elder County Commission, which needs to sign off on the data center, last week delayed a decision after local residents expressed concerns following a county commission meeting.
'Shark Tank' Investor Kevin O'Leary Wants To Build A Huge AI Datacenter In Utah To Stop China In Its Tracks Meg Flippin Wed, May 6, 2026 at 10:16 PM GMT+7 9 min read MSFT META Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.
"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary wants to build a massive AI data center in Utah that will generate more than double the power the state currently uses.
Dubbed Stratos, the data center recently received Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority designation. It would span 40,000 acres of private land and 1,200 acres of military and state-owned property.
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