Rollout of controversial Box Elder data center project ‘was not good,’ Gov. Cox says

The governor’s comments come after mounting backlash over the proposed 40,000-acre project backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a news conference for the Mountain West Geothermal Consortium in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Rollout of controversial Box Elder data center project ‘was not good,’ Gov. Cox says

The governor’s comments come after mounting backlash over the proposed 40,000-acre project backed by celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary.

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