Box Elder County Commission, in Box Elder County, Utah, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on June 4, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.
The record reads: "Box Elder County Commission unanimously approved the partnership with the Utah Military Installation Development Authority for the Stratos data center — 40,000-acre site with planned 9 GW gas-fired plant. Hundreds protested. Residents… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | enacted | June 4, 2026 | county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Box Elder County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Utah context
Utah has 13 documented local actions across 10 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.