Critics call for more details about Stratos data center in Utah’s west desert

Critics of the Stratos data center are pushing for more details on the plan and criticizing the rapid pace of early approvals for the project.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 1,070

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Rhonda Lauritzen returned earlier this month to the beach on the northern tip of the Great Salt Lake where she splashed around as a kid. But this time, she was surrounded by dry mud, with no water in sight.

Lauritzen brought reporters to Monument Point as she and other critics made their case against the proposed Stratos data center in the neighboring Hansel Valley. They wanted to see more than the lake, though, including …

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