O'Leary Defends Utah Data Center, Blames Paid and AI-Generated Protests
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Kevin O'Leary defended his 40,000-acre Utah data center project, calling critics "professional protesters" and alleging some opposition is funded or amplified by artificial intelligence. The project was unanimously approved despite environmental concerns; when complete, the build-out is expected to consume about 9 GW and generate and use more energy than Utah currently uses.
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- Nursery owned by MIDA board member asks for ‘respect’ amid calls for boycott over data center plan The Salt Lake Tribune
- More than 3,700 protests lodged over water rights for the Box Elder data center KUER
- ‘I’ve never felt this threatened’: Box Elder County Commissioner addresses backlash over controversial data center agreement vote ABC4 Utah
- 3 things to know about Kevin O'Leary's massive proposed Utah data center Axios
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