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Support independent journalism Without readers like you, we wouldn’t exist. DONATE Tuesday, May 5, 2026 'Shame! Shame! Shame!': Local Residents Furious After Shark Tank Billionaire's Data Center Approved in Utah The project, which residents were informed of just last week, is expected to more than double Utah’s electricity usage, hike its carbon footprint by 50%, and potentially drain more water from the depleted Great Salt Lake. County commissioners in Box Elder County,  Utah , were deluged with chants of “Shame! Shame! Shame!” from a crowd of hundreds on Monday night as they voted unanimously to move forward with a sprawling “hyperscale”  artificial intelligence  data center project that many residents fear will cause energy prices to soar and imperil  water  access. The project, known by state officials as “Stratos,” was  proposed  by the celebrity venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary and has been rushed along by Utah’s Military Installation Development...