Overview
- Box Elder County commissioners approved the Stratos plan this week in a raucous meeting where hundreds of residents chanted “Shame.”
- The campus would cover about 40,000 acres and target up to 9 gigawatts of power, which exceeds Utah’s current average electricity use.
- Developers say the site will draw natural gas from the Ruby Pipeline through an on-site connection instead of relying on the state grid.
- Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority cut the project’s energy-use tax to 0.5% and plans to rebate about 80% of property taxes to secure the deal.
- Scientists and local groups warn of air pollution and water strain near the Great Salt Lake, and no anchor tenant has been named as the developer targets first delivery in late 2026.