Utah Senator and Fox Apologize Over O'Leary Data Center Claims

The proposed O'Leary Digital data center campus in Box Elder County, Utah, is facing pressure over its planned land area, power requirements, water use, and environmental effects.

State officials have called for a substantially smaller project and additional safeguards, while the developer and supporters have framed it as important to U.S. artificial-intelligence and national-security capabilities. Claims that opponents were connected to Chinese interests were later qualified or withdrawn, leaving the project subject to continued public, permitting, and regulatory scrutiny.