Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico form the Mountain West Geothermal Consortium to accelerate renewable energy deployment and scale geothermal projects across the region.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Colorado Governor Jared Polis have launched the Mountain West Geothermal Consortium, a multi-state partnership aimed at streamlining regulations, developing creative financing tools, and de-risking investments for geothermal energy. The initiative seeks to leverage shared resources to tap into significant underground heat potential in the Mountain West. As part of this push, officials highlighted existing projects like Fervo’s enhanced geothermal system in Beaver County, Utah, which aims to produce 100 megawatts of capacity by early 2027, and the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored Utah Forge laboratory.
The consortium also serves as a policy framework to address energy needs for large-scale developments, including the controversial Stratos data center project proposed for 40,000 acres in Box Elder County. Governor Cox indicated that the consortium’s focus on clean, reliable energy could mitigate the reliance on fossil fuels for such facilities, noting that the Stratos project—linked to investor Kevin O’Leary—will be limited to 1 gigawatt of natural gas generation during its initial phase to meet environmental and air quality standards.
Opponents of a proposed hyperscale data center and energy campus in Box Elder County await a decision on ballot access amid potential legal action.
A new Santa Rosa event venue has been completed in Santa Clara, Utah, preserving the history of the original pavilion.
Kevin O’Leary withdraws the second water rights application for his proposed data center project in Utah.
Environmental advocates and Box Elder County residents are challenging the proposed Stratos Project, a large-scale data center, over concerns regarding water usage and air pollution.
Former tribal chairman Darren Parry reports potential Native American burial sites near the MIDA data center project in northern Utah.
Gov. Spencer Cox continues to push for a new data center in Box Elder County following a memorandum of understanding with the federal administration.
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