Utah County Data Center

The closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.

• As Data Center Opposition Grows, America Needs a Better Blueprint

  observer.com· Aug 28, 2026
• Data Center Backlash Reaches the Ballot Box

  Data Center Knowledge· Aug 27, 2026
• Letter: Utah cannot afford to be overrun by rich data center developers

  The Salt Lake Tribune· Aug 27, 2026
• The Data Center Backlash Is a Rare Bright Spot in American Politics

  The New Republic· Aug 27, 2026
• Utah town's 183% property tax hike sparks referendum over data center tax breaks

  The Cool Down· Aug 26, 2026
• Policy institute warns of data center property tax volatility for rural counties

  Millard County Chronicle Progress· Aug 26, 2026

Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.

▶ ~49:21

Utah County Committee

Feb 13, 2023 · 1 data-center mention

▶ ~15:55

Utah County Board

Oct 9, 2020 · 1 data-center mention

No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.

No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.

No reported violations as of last sync.

The nearest public school, Merit College Preparatory Academy in Springville, is 3.0 mi from this site (468 students).

Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).

No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.