Kevin O'Leary

July 7, 2026

The out-of-state signal is louder: Kevin O'Leary's Stratos project in Utah shrank from 40,000 acres to just over 20,000 after Governor Cox signed a May 29 executive order requiring state evaluation, and QTS walked from its $30 billion Virginia Digital Gateway after courts invalidated the rezonings on procedural grounds.

June 7, 2026

Utah's Stratos Project, backed by Kevin O'Leary, learned the cost of vagueness the hard way.

May 22, 2026

Meanwhile in Utah, Box Elder commissioners approved Kevin O'Leary's 40,000-acre Stratos project, but Utah Clean Energy estimates it would burn 448 billion cubic feet of gas annually, roughly 1.5 times the state's combined consumption, and large campuses can draw up to 5 million gallons of water daily.

May 16, 2026

In Utah, Box Elder County's approval of Kevin O'Leary's 9-GW, 40,000-acre Stratos project triggered a 45-day referendum clock requiring 5,422 signatures.

May 12, 2026

Kevin O'Leary's 9 GW Stratos project cleared Box Elder County commissioners unanimously, with MIDA approving a development agreement April 24, 2026.

May 6, 2026

In Utah, Kevin O'Leary's 9 GW Stratos project faces hardening opposition after Military Installation Development Authority director Paul Morris told county officials power would be entirely natural gas-generated, against a backdrop of Great Salt Lake stress.