O'LEARY HALVES UTAH DATA CENTER AFTER LOCAL PRESSURE

O'Leary sent a letter to Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams on Thursday committing to remove 19,430 acres from Project Stratos, his massive data center proposal located in and around the Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management Area. The reversal came days after Adams publicly called on O'Leary to downsize the project, citing community concerns. The development represents a significant concession from the investor, who had championed the undertaking as a major economic opportunity for the region. The scaled-back project still represents a substantial infrastructure investment. Data centers require significant water and power resources, making land use a contentious issue in water-scarce western states. The compromise addresses environmental and conservation concerns while preserving a smaller version of O'Leary's original vision for the facility.