The Verge investigates O'Leary's failed Utah data center

The Verge's Josh Dzieza spent months investigating Kevin O'Leary's planned Utah data center. Called Stratos, it was to span 40,000 acres with nine gigawatts of power, more than double Utah's average usage, but an opaque approval process sparked a political firestorm that halted it.

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