Kevin O'Leary to shrink size of Utah data center project
Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary is reducing the proposed size of his AI data center project in Utah by half. This significant reversal comes after facing a new wave of political backlash regarding the original 40,000-acre plan.
Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary is significantly scaling back his plans for a massive artificial intelligence data center in Utah. Originally envisioning a 40,000-acre project, O'Leary is now proposing to shrink its size by about half.
This decision marks a major reversal from his previous statements, where he emphasized that the project's location was on arid desert and grazing land, not impacting residential areas. O'Leary had noted that ranchers who sold the land were leasing it back for continued grazing.
In a letter obtained by NBC News, O'Leary indicated that he felt compelled to reduce the campus's footprint due to a "new wave of political backlash" he has encountered.