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The proposed Stratos AI campus in Utah—also promoted as Wonder Valley—has stalled amid local opposition and legal disputes, but it had not been formally abandoned as of 2 October 2026. The project’s original scale was extraordinary: The Verge reported a vision spanning about 40,000 acres with nine gigawatts of proposed power capacity. Those were plans, not an operating data center or power supply.
What is the Stratos or Wonder Valley project?
Stratos and Wonder Valley are names used in reporting for the same proposed AI campus associated with investor Kevin O’Leary, in Box Elder County, Utah. The Verge’s 2026 investigation described an original plan covering about 40,000 acres and proposing nine gigawatts of power capacity—more than twice Utah’s average power use. The figures describe the project’s proposed scale, not land already developed or electricity being consumed or generated by an operating campus. The Verge’s investigation, republished by eGov.mn, reported those figures.
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Fudzilla reported that the plan was later scaled back by about 20,000 acres. That reported reduction does not, by itself, establish the final footprint of any project that might proceed. Fudzilla’s 2 October 2026 report described the scale-back and the project’s stalled status.
Why did the project stall?
The proposal drew resistance over its scale and the infrastructure it would require. Reporting and local critics raised questions about land and power use, water supplies, the Great Salt Lake’s proximity, and a planned natural-gas power installation. Residents and campaigners also objected to how they learned about the plan and scrutinized its path through the Utah Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) and Box Elder County approvals. These are reported concerns and disputes; the cited reporting does not establish every alleged environmental effect as a measured outcome. Fudzilla and the cited reporting on local concerns describe the issues.
The Verge’s investigation characterized the political backlash as having stopped the project in its tracks. That account describes a loss of momentum, not a formal cancellation. The Verge’s investigation covered the backlash.
What is the dispute over the referendum and approvals?
Fudzilla reported that Box Elder County rejected an application for a referendum challenging county consent for the project. Litigation over that rejection remained unresolved when Fudzilla published its report on 2 October 2026. The rejection and the unresolved court dispute are distinct from a ruling that the project itself has been cancelled. The report does not establish the docket’s status after that date. Fudzilla’s account describes the county action and litigation.
What happened with the water-rights plans?
In May 2026, Axios reported that Utah HB 60 narrowed the kinds of objections state officials could consider in water-rights proceedings. Axios also reported that O’Leary Digital president Paul Palandjian said the project’s water-rights arrangements were being adjusted to fit its scope and phasing, with a revised submission planned. The reporting available here does not confirm whether a new application was subsequently filed. Axios’s May 2026 report covers the bill and the planned adjustment.
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Not according to the latest status in the cited coverage: Fudzilla reported on 2 October 2026 that the project was stalled but had not been formally abandoned. The referendum litigation was still unresolved in that report. Those statements are time-bound; they do not establish whether later court, county, MIDA, or state-agency action changed the project’s status.
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