Utah: data centers & your electric bill
As of October 1, 2026, AI GridWatch tracks 8 data center moratoriums or pushback actions in Utah: 8 in force. The state has 48 tracked data center facilities using an estimated 2.6 TWh of electricity a year.
Everything GridWatch tracks in Utah on one page — proposed projects, moratoriums, permits, officials, and the 2026 ballot.
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As of July 2026 (3m ago) · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
1Proposed data centers in Utah (6)
2 still live · 4 decided or withdrawn. Each name links to the full dossier — ownership, intelligence log, and where to read the paper trail.
| Project | Where | Size | Behind it | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energence Utah Digital Infrastructure Campus | Duchesne County | 1,200 MW | Senmiao Technology / Energence Utah LLC | In review | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Stratos | Box Elder County (near Brigham City) | 1,100 MW | O'Leary Digital | In review | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Antelope Data Campus (Project Antelope) | Iron County (near Cedar City) | 640 ac | Pronghorn Development LLC (filing LLC) | Approved | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| QTS Eagle Mountain | Eagle Mountain | — | — | Under construction | Source read 2026-08-14 |
| Meta Eagle Mountain | Eagle Mountain | 133 MW | Meta | Source read 2026-08-14 | |
| Valar Atomics Orangeville SMR | Orangeville (Emery County) | 30 MW | Valar Atomics | Source |
2Pushback already happening in Utah
| Where | Level | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron County | Local | Enactedexpires soon — 2026-11-22 | Ordinance 2026-13: 180-day halt on data centers, data center power plants, and solar power plants; prospective only | SourceOfficial read 2026-08-13 |
| Cache County | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-20 | 180-day moratorium on new data center approvals, 6-0 (one absent); unincorporated county only. Staff said the county code had no definitions or standards for data centers | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Box Elder County | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-07 | 180-day moratorium on new data centers and data center power plants on unincorporated land, unanimous (3-0). Does not reach the Stratos project: the county had already ceded land-use authority over that site to Utah's Military Installation Development Authority for 50 years | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Logan | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-27 | 180-day temporary land use regulation (Ordinance 26-12): the city will not accept, process or approve any application or permit for a data center or data center power plant within city limits while it writes permanent rules. End date is 180 days from adoption | SourceOfficial read 2026-09-05 |
| Grand County | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-01-03 | 180-day temporary land use regulation, unanimous: pauses acceptance, processing and approval of applications, permits and licenses for data centers, data center power plants and associated digital infrastructure. Pre-emptive -- nothing was in the queue | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Wayne County | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-01-17 | Resolution 2026-04: immediate 180-day moratorium on all land use applications for data centers, data center power plants (explicitly including nuclear) and supporting digital infrastructure, unanimous. County code did not address data centers at all | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Clearfield | City | Enactedexpires 2027-03-07 | 180-day moratorium on data center development, 4-0 unanimous; preemptive — no proposal pending; city code had no definition or zoning for data centers. Prompted by Stratos project in neighboring Box Elder County | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Milford | City | Enactedexpires 2026-12-13 | Ordinance 04-2026: 180-day moratorium on data centers, data center power plants, and solar energy facilities; 5-0 unanimous. Council determined data centers are not appropriate land use within city limits | SourceOfficial read 2026-09-11 |
As of August 2026 (2m ago) · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
3Known data center campuses in Utah
| Operator | Location | Tenant | Filing LLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | Eagle Mountain | Meta | Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain |
⏳ No verification date recorded · changes over months · Source: Operator ownership & filing-LLC naming patterns — compiled from operator releases and county filings, then checked against SEC EDGAR full-text search. Composite, not a single citation: look the entity up yourself before naming it in a filing
Each row carries its own attribution level — first-party rows come from the operator's own site, but colocation and REIT ownership was compiled from trade press and never passed an independent fact-check. Check the attribution column before citing a row.
4Every data center already built in Utah
The campuses above are the ones GridWatch tracks by operator and filing LLC. For the full inventory — street addresses of every existing facility, including the smaller colocation and network sites — DataCenterMap keeps a public directory for Utah.
Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
5Your regulator
Utah Public Service Commission — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA Utah electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
6Where the Utah paper trail lives
Air & environmental permits: Utah DEQ — Division of Air Quality
No searchable register. Utah does not publish a permit database you can query. A public-records request to the agency is the only route to the file.
No organised market. There is no interconnection queue to read here; the utility's own resource plan and the PUC docket are the record.
These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records.
7Your federal delegation and governor
Grades cross party — this is an issue axis, not a partisan one. A blank grade means no documented action was located, never that the official is neutral.
| Grade | Official | Documented action (sourced) | Reach them |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | Spencer Cox Republican · Governor | Signed EO 2026-03 setting a 'higher bar' for data centers — protecting water, air quality, and ratepayers. — Gov. Cox signs EO — higher bar for data-center development (2026) | site · contact |
| — | John R. Curtis Republican · Senator · next on the ballot 2030 | No documented action on data centers located Mixed After the Stratos data-center controversy in Utah, Curtis said data-center siting is a local issue but that he wants to work on federal transparency standards for data-center energy and water metrics. sources | site · contact |
| B | Mike Lee Republican · Senator · next on the ballot 2028 | As Energy Committee chair, backed FERC's Large Load Order at oversight and agreed existing ratepayers should not subsidize data centers; says data-center legislation is not currently a priority. — APPA — Senate ENR Committee holds FERC oversight hearing (2026) Mixed As Energy Committee chair he held a 2025 hearing on data-center-driven demand, said in 2026 that existing ratepayers should not subsidize data centers and backed FERC's large-load order, but said data-center legislation is not currently a priority. sources | site · contact |
| — | Blake D. Moore Republican · Representative 1 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Celeste Maloy Republican · Representative 2 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Mike Kennedy Republican · Representative 3 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Burgess Owens Republican · Representative 4 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
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82026 U.S. Senate
Neither Utah Senate seat is on the 2026 ballot. Your senators are still the people who vote on federal siting and tax policy — their records are in the delegation table above.
92026 U.S. House races in Utah (4)
A documented data-center record exists in 4 of 4 districts. A candidate with no badge colour has said nothing we could locate — that is a gap in the record, not a neutral position. ★ marks an incumbent.
| District | PVI | Incumbent | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT-1 | D+12 | open seat | Ben McAdams Riley Owen January Walker Jesse West |
| UT-2 | R+15 | Blake Moore Redistricted from the | Blake Moore Peter Crosby Carlton Bowen Daniel Cottam |
| UT-3 | R+21 | Celeste Maloy Redistricted from the · Mike Kennedy Redistricted from the | Celeste Maloy Kent Udell Cassie Easley Michael Stoddard |
| UT-4 | R+17 | Burgess Owens | Mike Kennedy Jonny Larsen Steven Burt Taylor Wright |
The documented records (4 districts)
UT-1
Ben McAdams (Democratic) Guardrails
Opposes Box Elder Stratos project; calls for water stewardship and environmental standards
- Posted opposing Stratos Project: 'Utah should welcome technology investment only when it aligns with our values: water stewardship, Great Salt Lake restoration, clean energy, transparency, public accountability' (2026-05-01 — source)
- UT-1 primary debate: opposed Stratos Project; called for federal standards to ensure Americans benefit from AI transformation (2026-05-27 — source)
Record read 2026-09-11.
UT-2
Blake Moore (Republican) Mixed
Introduced bill requiring study of AI data center impacts in rural America while supporting Utah as tech hub
- Introduced bipartisan 'Unleashing Low-Cost Rural AI Act' requiring DOE, Interior, and Agriculture to study how AI data center expansions impact rural America — energy supply, reliability, consumer costs, and infrastructure (2025-09-16 — source)
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-11.
UT-3
Celeste Maloy (Republican) Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
UT-4
Mike Kennedy (Republican) Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
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