Kevin O'Leary agrees to halve Utah data center project after community backlash
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Kevin O'Leary has agreed to reduce the size of his planned 40,000-acre data center in Utah by nearly half (removing 19,430 acres) following pressure from residents, activists, and Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams. The project, called Project Stratos, is located near the Locomotive Springs Waterfowl Management Area. Adams had previously called for a 75% reduction in the project's size.
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· 3 pulledKevin O'Leary agreed to halve the size of his planned 40,000-acre data center in Utah amid mounting pressure from residents and activists
The Shark Tank star sent a letter to Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams on Thursday, saying that he will remove 19,430 acres from the project
The change comes just days after Adams called on O'Leary to slash the size of his Project Stratos data center by 75 percent
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