Millard County discusses FiberNet Mercury data‑center project; commission to revisit west‑of‑highway impacts before further buildout

Representatives for FiberNet Mercury Delta LLC told the Millard County Commission they are ready to begin the first phase of a proposed data‑center and electrical‑generation campus near 4500 East and U.S. Highway 50, and planners recommended approval with conditions — but county leaders said they will revisit design and mitigation before the project moves west of the highway.

The project applicant, Jason May, an applicant representative for FiberNet Mercury Delta LLC, summarized the proposal and said the planning commission gave it a favorable recommendation. “We have reviewed and we agree with the conditions set forth in the conditional use permit,” May said during the public hearing. Ray Conley, who identified himself as a CEO for the applicant, told commissioners a prospective customer is ready to start “as soon as we have the permit for the first data center.”

Why it matters: the proposal covers roughly 1,200 acres and, at full build‑out as presented, would include multiple data centers powered by natural gas taken from the Kern River pipeline. Commissioners said they want the county and the public to see how…