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Utah data centers promise jobs and revenue, but opponents say benefits disappear

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Cattle graze on land proposed to be used for the Stratos Project data center in the Hansel Valley area of Box Elder County on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. This swath of land is the more eastern of the two largest sections of land proposed to be used for the data center.

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