Kevin O'Leary’s Giant Data Center Plan Was Basically ‘Oops, Our Bad’
KEY POINTS
- •Kevin O’Leary apologized in July 2026 for poor communication about his Utah data center project.
- •His initial plan called for a 40,000-acre facility requiring up to nine gigawatts of power, alarming local residents and officials.
- •Following backlash, O’Leary pledged to reduce the project’s size by 75% and increase transparency to earn community trust.
In 2026, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary admitted he 'really screwed up' pitching a 40,000-acre, 9-gigawatt data center in Utah’s Box Elder County—roughly the size of Rhode Island but filled with servers, not beaches. Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams demanded a 75% cut, turning O’Leary’s digital colossus into a more modest megawatt munchkin. He promised transparency, presumably more than his initial ghosting of local residents. In a rare act of humility, O’Leary apologized to Utahans for his mega-mess, while insisting he wants to be the ‘good shark’ who boosts the economy, not the one who causes an environmental apocalypse. Data centers now number 1,416 across 45 states—because apparently, servers throwing tantrums is a national pastime.
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(1 of 3)O’Leary planned a data center so massive it made ‘Godzilla’ look like a kitten, then acted surprised locals freaked out. Transparency, apparently, is hard when you start with the phrase ‘gargantuan 40,000 acres.’
Nothing says ‘I love the environment’ like proposing a server farm that could power a small country and then blaming it on bad communication.
Kevin O’Leary: master of financial sharks and accidental eco-disasters, proving mega-projects are just awkward online dating profiles with zero transparency.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/10/2026 | Author: Aditi Bharade
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