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Box Elder County Residents Challenge 40,000-Acre Utah Data Center Development

Box Elder County residents are challenging plans for a massive 40,000-acre data center project in rural Utah.

By Colin Percy · May 20, 2026

Box Elder County, Utah, is currently the center of a land-use dispute regarding a proposed 40,000-acre data center development. The project, which has drawn scrutiny from local residents, highlights broader tensions concerning large-scale industrial expansion and its impact on rural communities in the context of the growing AI infrastructure market.

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