Buzz of the Week: Is Kevin O’Leary’s data center deal good for Utah?
The campus is expected to consume more than double the energy of the entire state.
(Jordan Strauss | Invision/AP) Kevin O'Leary arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
A celebrity investor. Thousands of acres in Box Elder County. A data center that could eventually consume more power than the entire state of Utah.
News of Kevin O’Leary’s “Stratos” project dropped this week — and we want to know what you think.
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