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Box Elder commissioners agree to study proposed MIDA 'Stratus' data center, table formal consent after public comment
Summary
After a presentation by the Military Installation Development Authority, commissioners voted to table formal consent for the proposed 'Stratus' hyperscale data center and passed an amended resolution (26-10) to explore impacts and benefits while collecting public input and legal review.
Paul Morris, executive director and general counsel for the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA), told the Box Elder County Commission that a proposed hyperscale, military-focused data center project could sit on roughly 40,000 acres across Locomotive Valley, Hansel Valley and adjacent areas and would use on-site power tied to the Ruby pipeline and low-water, air-cooled technology. "A 100% of the power will be generated off the Ruby pipeline," Morris said, adding that the project team expects minimized water use and that landowners in the proposed area have signed consent agreements.
Colonel Andrew Owens of the Utah National Guard said such projects support national-security infrastructure, calling…
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