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More Dogs on Main: The Box Elder Data Center

The 40,000-acre project could need 9 gigawatts of power and has drawn concerns over water use, electricity demand and limited environmental review.

Summary by The Park Record
This week the Box Elder County Commission cleared the way for one of the country’s biggest data centers. The public information about it says the site covers roughly 60 square miles.  At build-out it will take more electricity than the entire state of Utah is using today. It will provide a lot of construction jobs for 10 to 15 years. Despite some big tax breaks granted by the state, it will generate significant tax revenue to Box Elder County fr…

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Deseret News broke the news in Salt Lake City, United States on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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