State officials last week pivoted from their previous stances regarding a proposed 40,000-acre data center in Box Elder County, with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issuing an executive order changing how large data center projects are evaluated and developed in Utah, and Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, a board member of the Military Installation Development Authority, calling for a 75% reduction in the size of the 40,000-acre project (see related story below). The shifts from Utah’s highest leaders came following a public forum held Tuesday, May 26, at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds, where a panel of experts discussed the potential...
