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Data center campus · Near Burmester Road and I-80, south shore of Great Salt Lake, Tooele County, Utah

Tooele Valley data center (Interstate Technology Park)

Paused by moratorium as of Sept. 3, 2026

A developer has sought to build a gas-powered data center in the Utah Inland Port Authority's Tooele Valley project area, but the plan is on hold while Tooele County writes data center rules. Also known as: Tooele Valley Project Area data center.

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Power500MW reported · stated
Site585acres

Who is behind it

ProjectTooele Valley data center (Interstate Technology Park)Also: Tooele Valley Project Area data center
Developer and teamZenith Development
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. The Tooele County Planning Commission voted unanimously to table draft Chapter 34, which would bar facilities of 300 MW or more except up to 900 MW under a low-emission power option. (KSL, Oct. 8, 2026; Tooele County Planning Commission, Oct. 2026)

  2. Utah News Dispatch reported the 585-acre project area plan was paused pending a county ordinance. (Utah News Dispatch, Sept. 3, 2026)

  3. Utah Division of Water Quality held a hearing on a discharge permit tied to the development; the Tribune reported a 500 MW data center on about 200 acres. (The Salt Lake Tribune, July 28, 2026)

  4. Tooele County Council adopted Resolution 2026-18 directing staff to draft data center land-use rules and said no data center had been applied for or approved. (ABC4 Utah, June 17, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Coordinates approximate, set near Burmester Road and I-80 per Utah News Dispatch.
  • Acreage: 585 acres is the project area; the Tribune said about 200 acres for the data center.
  • The Interstate Technology Park Public Infrastructure District could approve infrastructure financing for the area (Utah News Dispatch); the project name comes from that district.
  • Who would serve the site is not stated; the Tribune says it would generate its own power with gas generators.

The full record

Status note
Tooele County has paused data center applications until it adopts a data center ordinance, and the Utah Inland Port Authority says it will not take up the project without community support.
Power note
The Tribune reported a 500 MW data center. A 2025 developer email cited about 140 MW from a planned gas line (Utah News Dispatch). Range 140-500 MW.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.