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Topic Index · Box Elder County · Utah's Largest Proposed Data Center
Stratos: Everything We've Reported
The 40,000-acre campus in Hansel Valley shows up across our repos: how MIDA approved it, the tax breaks, the water, the referendum in court and the 2026 races. One click shows every page.
20pages
10repos
Apr. 24, 2026MIDA approval
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Two-Part Case File · Meta Platforms · Eagle MountainNEW
Meta in Eagle Mountain
Part 1, The Deal That Started Under Another Name: the 2018 tax breaks approved for "Stadion, LLC," jobs, water and 2024 energy use. Part 2, The Plant Not in the Announcement: the Williams gas plant planned for Meta's expansion, the contract Meta guarantees and who decides next.
2parts
286 MWgas plant filed
On holdstate approval
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Money · 2018–2026NEW
Data Center Industry Money in Utah Politics
What ten tech and data-center-power companies have put into Utah politics each year, who received it, the lobbyists on record, and how the pattern changed in the last three years.
$768,516ten companies
$582,546in 2024–2026
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Case File · Jobs & the AI BuildoutNEW
The National Math Behind Utah's Data Center Bets — and Who Works There
Bain says the AI buildout needs about $6 trillion a year in revenue by 2031, much of it from markets that don't exist yet. Utah's proposed campuses are sized at the top of that curve. How many permanent jobs they bring, and whether any record shows how many go to Utahns.
~29 GWproposed in Utah
2,000–3,250permanent jobs by 2030
0records on local hires
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Committee Hearing
Aug. 19, 2026 Hearing on Data Centers
Five presentations delivered the same day to Utah's Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee — from a state agency's promotional pitch to an independent academic study.
5documents
1hearing day
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Bill History
The Bills Behind Utah's Data Center Boom
Not hearing testimony — the actual laws. How Utah's tax code came to treat data centers differently from every other taxpayer, traced through bill text, vote records, and fiscal notes.
7case files
2020–26sessions
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Across the Hive
More data center reporting
Data center pages that live in our other repos.
PIDS-Utah
Who Holds the Risk?
Special tax districts, tax increment and tax breaks stacked on the same land, and what happens if a data center closes.
UIPA
Not the Landowner, Not the Developer
The 500 MW Tooele Valley data center, the Inland Port Authority's loan to its developer, and the wastewater permit fight.
UIPA
What Is UIPA?
How the Inland Port Authority works, and why it matters for data centers.
Bill-Tracker
H.B. 507: The One-Year Gap
The 2026 law that limits local tax incentives for the largest data centers, starting a year after it took effect.
Bill-Tracker
S.B. 225: Public Corporation Amendments
How the Inland Port Authority's water-use standard changed during the 2026 session.
Committees
Eight Project Areas
Every MIDA project area side by side, including Stratos.
Utah Maps · MAP 001
Where Utah's Tax Increment Goes
Data centers, PIDs, MIDA and Inland Port project areas on one map.