In Utah, a new Data Center is being plotted for 40,000 acres of land in Box Elder County, Utah.
“One of the biggest data centers in the world.”
There is no single federal commission with authority to approve Data Centers.
And no regulation.
Approved in Secret — By a Commission Nobody Voted For
Utah residents said the approval was ”done in the dark: backroom deals and assurances made with no transparency or government accountability.”
The project was outside the legal process, and fast-tracked by a special state commission called MIDA — the Utah Military Installation Development Authority — which approved the original development with almost no public notice or community input.
The Utah data center project is continuing under a phased plan with county approval.
There is a common theme— Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
In Wisconsin, at least four Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers.
At the same time, many Data Centers have been blocked or delayed to the tune of $64 billion in projects. For a list of moratorium status see this.
For example, the Port Washington, Wisconsin, Data Center was delayed … in construction but will be built despite its secretive approval:
The new rules limit exterior construction to between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, restrict Sunday work to a max of one Sunday a month.
Build Baby Build!
The narrative of the billionaire/trillionaire investors is, “we have to compete against the Chinese.”
The truth is that Data Centers are a global phenomenon, with over 11,000 facilities spread across more than 170 countries.
As of 2026, there are 11,038 active data centers in 174 countries, with nearly 40% located in the United States, making it the largest single-country market for data centers (4,011 facilities) followed by the UK (511), Germany (507), China (368), and France (344).
The build-out of Data Centers is expected to triple by 2030.
They are being approved despite pushback from locals.
Common complaints:
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Located right next to your home.
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Home owners cannot sell their homes.
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Water depletion, brown water. Large data centers use up to 5 million gallons of water per day for cooling purposes.
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Building on farmland reduces food supply, raises food prices.
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24/7 humming sound.
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Diversion of electricity away from homes. [See Lake Tahoe residents].
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High electrical bills. Global data center power usage is expected to increase to 219 GW over the next five years, enough to power roughly 180 million US homes.
The Digital Twin
The Utah Data Center has brought down Utah’s Senate president, who lost his GOP primary when his support for the controversial development fueled voter backlash.
A Maine democratic governor vetoed a state freeze on Data Centers.
Currently, when one politician falls, another takes his or her place. In the future, politicians will be replaced by AI digital twins.
There is, as yet, no established digital lawmaking. Then again, there is no democratic Republic, either.
And the build-out continues.
Mini Quiz: Real Reason for AI Data Centers?
From human-centric to AI-centric, human-input has become externalized.
No one president, prince, or politician is responsible, since AI is beyond human.
What do you know about this Transformation?
The real reason behind AI Data Centers? Which of the following are true?
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To disclose the Climate Change fraud via greenwashing.
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Track-n-Trace, real time, mass surveillance using wearables, devices, and apps.
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A switch from human-centric organizations to AI-centric organizations.
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Control and harvesting of human energy [Note: bio-medical sensors must be recharged.]
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All of the above.
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