“Kevin O’Leary’s Utah AI Data Center Dream: A 40,000-Acre, 9-Gigawatt Debacle” — what this page in the network covers. Kevin O’Leary, the celebrity investor known from Shark Tank, set out to build the world’s largest data center in Utah—a 40,000-acre AI campus that would require nine gigawatts of power, more than double the average power usage of a major city. But what began as a bold bet on the AI boom quickly turned into a months-long investigation by The Verge, revealing a project mired in local opposition, environmental concerns, and questionable financial backing.
The proposed site, located in rural Utah, faced pushback from residents worried about water use, noise, and the strain on the state’s power grid. The Verge’s Josh Dzieza spent months digging into public records, interviewing locals, and tracing the money behind the venture, uncovering a web of inflated claims and shifting timelines. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.