Utah County

Moratoriums and bans

1. April 28, 2026 Provo City: Zoning change. The council voted 5-1 to remove on-site power generation as a permitted use, which effectively limits data centers to 50 MW because the city's power supplier requires larger ones to self-generate; it also required non-evaporative cooling and barred discharge to the city wastewater system. (Daily Herald, April 29, 2026)
2. Sept. 21, 2026 Spanish Fork City: Zoning change. The council approved an amendment to Title 15 of the land use code setting requirements for data centers that make their own electricity; residents submitted a referendum application on it Sept. 28, and the city had 20 days to review it. (FOX 13 News Utah, Sept. 28, 2026)

Updates, newest first

1. Oct. 10, 2026 B+F Timpanogos Tech Center data center · The Deseret News included the Provo proposal in a list of Utah data center projects that have met local setbacks. (Deseret News, Oct. 10, 2026)
2. Sept. 21, 2026 Volition Spanish Fork data center · At a special meeting, the council approved the code amendment 3-2, requiring independent verification of noise, vibration and heat and ongoing monitoring. (The Salt Lake Tribune, Sept. 24, 2026)
3. Sept. 21, 2026 Spanish Fork City: Zoning change · The council approved an amendment to Title 15 of the land use code setting requirements for data centers that make their own electricity; residents submitted a referendum application on it Sept. 28, and the city had 20 days to review it. (FOX 13 News Utah, Sept. 28, 2026)
4. Sept. 14, 2026 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · Meta announced another expansion, saying the campus will exceed 5 million sq ft at full buildout, along with more than $1 million in education gifts including $600,000 toward a school site. Gov. Cox cited a 150 MW battery storage project tied to the announcement. (KSL.com, Sept. 14, 2026; Utah Business, Sept. 14, 2026; KUTV, Sept. 14, 2026)
5. Sept. 14, 2026 Google Eagle Mountain site · Utah Business noted that Google, like QTS, has staked a claim in Eagle Mountain; no project details were given. (Utah Business, Sept. 14, 2026)
6. Sept. 2, 2026 Volition Spanish Fork data center · The council delayed the Title 15 vote again, and Volition said it was weighing whether to move on. (FOX 13 News Utah, Sept. 2, 2026)
7. Aug. 21, 2026 Volition Spanish Fork data center · After nearly two hours of public comment, the council tabled the code change to Sept. 1. (The Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 21, 2026)
8. Aug. 18, 2026 Volition Spanish Fork data center · Volition presented its Title 15 on-site generation proposal to the Spanish Fork City Council: 250 MW of IT load in an existing ~1 million sq ft warehouse, with a draft (not final) DAQ approval order for its fuel cells. (Volition (presentation posted on Utah Public Notice Website for Spanish Fork City Council), Aug. 18, 2026; Volition (posted on Utah Public Notice Website), Aug. 2026)
9. April 28, 2026 Provo City: Zoning change · The council voted 5-1 to remove on-site power generation as a permitted use, which effectively limits data centers to 50 MW because the city's power supplier requires larger ones to self-generate; it also required non-evaporative cooling and barred discharge to the city wastewater system. (Daily Herald, April 29, 2026)
10. April 21, 2026 QTS Eagle Mountain Campus · KUTV reported that the nearly 200-acre campus is expected to be finished by 2029, and that city officials said later phases will get further review. (KUTV, April 21, 2026)
11. April 20, 2026 QTS Eagle Mountain Campus · The first QTS building in Eagle Mountain was topped out on Apr. 17. The city said Phase 1 covers about 193 acres and five buildings and that QTS will cover all of the site's energy costs. QTS values the campus at $6 billion and expects Buildings 1-3 to finish by year-end. (Eagle Mountain City, April 20, 2026; Utah Business (press release from Layton Construction and QTS), April 20, 2026; QTS Data Centers, Oct. 2026)
12. April 2026 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · A Gardner Institute data summary listed Buildings 1-5 as operating and Buildings 6-7 as under construction, at 40 MW each. (Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah (via le.utah.gov), April 2026)
13. April 2026 Summit Ridge Data Center · The Gardner Institute listed Summit Ridge as under construction, at 100 MW with a 2027 target. (Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah (via le.utah.gov), April 2026)
14. April 2026 NSA Utah Data Center · The Gardner Institute data summary listed the center among operating data centers at 54 MW. (Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah, April 2026)
15. March 10, 2026 B+F Timpanogos Tech Center data center · The Provo City Council voted 7-0 to deny the rezoning, which the Planning Commission had recommended. Mayor Marsha Judkins called approval premature while the city works on its economic development plan, and council members questioned the cooling, power-rate and location claims. (Daily Herald, March 11, 2026)
16. Jan. 29, 2026 Summit Ridge Data Center · At a public open house, some residents said they felt left out. The developer gave water, noise and tax estimates and said the project was in early planning with no construction start date. (ABC4 Utah, Jan. 30, 2026; Daily Herald, Jan. 30, 2026)
17. Jan. 28, 2026 Summit Ridge Data Center · Santaquin's mayor said all power would come from on-site gas engines with no grid connection, and the city scheduled an open house. (KUTV (via KJZZ), Jan. 28, 2026)
18. Jan. 2026 Summit Ridge Data Center · DCD reported the 20+ MW off-grid, gas-powered project at 15372 S. Ridge Farms Road, approved by the city in 2024 with a site plan approved the following summer; the most recent of 11 public meetings was Jan. 6. (Data Center Dynamics, Jan. 2026)
19. Nov. 18, 2025 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · The Eagle Mountain RDA unanimously approved a tax-increment interlocal agreement with Alpine School District for CRA #4, lowering the caps. (Eagle Mountain Redevelopment Agency, Nov. 18, 2025)
20. Nov. 18, 2025 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · The Unified Fire Service Area board voted 5-3 to share tax increment with the RDA for CRA #4. The minutes say Williams will build and own a gas-fired generation plant on land Meta provides, outside the CRA. (Unified Fire Service Area Board, Nov. 18, 2025)
21. Nov. 5, 2025 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · The city council agenda carried an ordinance adopting the Sweetwater #4 CRA plan. Staff described about 567 acres directly south of the current Meta campus and several billion dollars of investment. (Eagle Mountain City Council, Nov. 5, 2025)
22. Oct. 29, 2025 QTS Eagle Mountain Campus · Eagle Mountain said QTS construction had resumed after a short pause to secure energy infrastructure, and estimated 2,000-3,000 construction jobs and 100-200 permanent jobs. (Eagle Mountain City, Oct. 29, 2025)
23. Sept. 2, 2025 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · The Eagle Mountain RDA board voted 3-1 to designate a survey area and begin a draft plan for Sweetwater Industrial Park CRA #4, which staff said was for an expansion of the Meta campus. (Eagle Mountain Redevelopment Agency, Sept. 2, 2025; Eagle Mountain Redevelopment Agency, Sept. 16, 2025)
24. Aug. 2025 Summit Ridge Data Center · JJMC Development filed a suit in 4th District Court claiming a contractual right to buy the project land; the Daily Herald reported in January 2026 that the case was still pending. (Daily Herald, Jan. 30, 2026)
25. Oct. 29, 2024 QTS Eagle Mountain Campus · Eagle Mountain City announced that QTS had broken ground on a multi-building campus just west of Meta. (Eagle Mountain City, Oct. 29, 2024)
26. Oct. 2024 Summit Ridge Data Center · The Santaquin City Council unanimously approved a land-use amendment allowing data centers in the commercial light-manufacturing zone. (Daily Herald, Jan. 30, 2026)
27. Jan. 24, 2024 Tract Eagle Mountain data center park · KSL reported the purchase and placed the land west of Utah Lake within the overlay zone. (KSL.com, Jan. 24, 2024)
28. Jan. 19, 2024 Tract Eagle Mountain data center park · Utah Business ran Tract's release, which says Tract is working with Rocky Mountain Power to deliver more than 400 MW over new transmission by 2028. (Utah Business (Tract press release), Jan. 19, 2024)
29. Jan. 17, 2024 Tract Eagle Mountain data center park · Eagle Mountain posted Tract's release announcing it had bought more than 668 acres in the RTI overlay, where data centers are allowed by right with expedited site-plan review; it says Tract is in Rocky Mountain Power's queue for more than 400 MW. (Eagle Mountain City (posted Tract release), Jan. 17, 2024)
30. Oct. 3, 2022 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · Meta announced a two-building expansion of about 2 million sq ft, raising its Eagle Mountain investment to $1.5 billion. The $750 million campus was first announced in 2018 and began operating in July 2021. (Data Center Dynamics, Oct. 3, 2022)
31. Oct. 5, 2021 Google Eagle Mountain site · DCD reported that the site is about 300 acres and that the county said Google committed in writing to spend $1.2 billion over 30 years. (Data Center Dynamics, Oct. 5, 2021)
32. Oct. 4, 2021 Google Eagle Mountain site · Google said it had acquired land in Eagle Mountain for a potential data center, with no confirmed timeline. (FOX 13 News Utah, Oct. 4, 2021; KUTV (via KJZZ), Oct. 5, 2021)
33. June 30, 2021 Meta Eagle Mountain Data Center · pv magazine USA reported that Facebook would buy power from a 120 MW rPlus solar project through Rocky Mountain Power's Schedule 34 tariff to serve the Eagle Mountain data center, which was growing from 500,000 to 900,000 sq ft. (pv magazine USA, June 30, 2021)
34. April 25, 2014 NSA Utah Data Center · Bluffdale released the center's water billing records after the State Records Committee, on an appeal by the Salt Lake Tribune, ruled them public. (FOX 13, April 25, 2014)
35. Sept. 23, 2013 NSA Utah Data Center · NPR described four data halls totaling 100,000 sq ft, a $1.2 billion cost and 65 MW of power demand; the NSA planned no formal opening. (NPR, Sept. 23, 2013)
36. July 12, 2013 NSA Utah Data Center · KSL reported that the Jordan Valley water conservancy district was planning for 1,000 to 2,000 acre-feet a year for the center at build-out, and that federal money paid for water infrastructure including a system to recycle part of the water. (KSL.com, July 12, 2013)
37. May 20, 2013 NSA Utah Data Center · Data Center Knowledge, citing the Salt Lake Tribune, reported that the first phase was nearing completion after almost four years of construction, with 65 MW of power capacity drawn from Rocky Mountain Power. (Data Center Knowledge, May 20, 2013)
38. April 1, 2013 NSA Utah Data Center · Gov. Gary Herbert signed H.B. 325, which lets MIDA levy an energy tax of up to 6% on delivered energy in its project areas. (Utah State Legislature, March 2013; Data Center Knowledge, May 20, 2013)

Statewide

Utah exempts purchases of machinery and equipment by qualifying data centers (new operations built since July 2016 with 150,000 sq ft or more) from sales and use tax under Utah Code 59-12-104(84); the qualifying data center definition in 59-12-102 was last amended by S.B. 114 (2020). (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Aug. 12, 2026) S.B. 132 (2025), Electric Utility Amendments, effective May 7, 2025, created Title 54, Chapter 26 for customers expecting 100 MW or more: utility large-load contracts that the PSC must approve or reject within 60 days, or private generation, with the large customer paying its incremental costs; it covers service starting by Dec. 31, 2034. (Utah Legislature, 2025; Public Service Commission of Utah, May 9, 2025) The PSC opened rulemaking docket 25-R318-01 in May 2025 to write rules for S.B. 132's large-load service requirements. (Public Service Commission of Utah, May 9, 2025) In docket 26-035-05 the PSC on April 10, 2026, approved a settlement and a Rocky Mountain Power large-load service contract with an unnamed customer of more than 100 MW, finding other customers would not bear its costs. (Public Service Commission of Utah (Rocky Mountain Power filing), Feb. 10, 2026; Public Service Commission of Utah, April 10, 2026) H.B. 76 (2026), Data Center Water Transparency Amendments, effective May 6, 2026, requires new data centers withdrawing 75 acre-feet a year or more to report expected and actual water withdrawals to the Division of Water Rights, which must publish the data. (Utah Legislature, 2026) H.B. 507 (2026), effective May 6, 2026, bars political subdivisions from giving incentives to large-load data centers (100 MW or more) from May 6, 2027, unless they sit in a regionally significant development zone, and creates an optional county energy excise tax. (Utah Legislature, 2026; Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Aug. 12, 2026) Operation Gigawatt, launched by Gov. Cox in 2024, aims to double Utah's power generation capacity within a decade. (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Aug. 12, 2026) Executive Order 2026-03 (May 29, 2026) set a state Data Center Framework covering water, air, wildlife, ratepayers, rural growth and public comment, which agencies must apply. (Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Aug. 12, 2026; Deseret News, May 29, 2026) H.B. 325 (2013) lets the MIDA board levy an energy tax of up to 6% of the delivered value of energy in MIDA project areas; Data Center Knowledge reported it would apply to the NSA Utah Data Center at Camp Williams. (Utah State Legislature, March 2013; Data Center Knowledge, May 20, 2013) Utah data centers →