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O’Leary Digital Launches Joint Venture to Develop 7.5-Gigawatt Data Campus in Utah

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O’Leary Digital Launches Joint Venture to Develop 7.5-Gigawatt Data Campus in Utah

O’Leary Digital Limited has formed a strategic joint venture with West GenCo LLC to advance development of the Wonder Valley Utah Campus, a planned 7.5-gigawatt powered compute facility in Box Elder County’s Golden Spike District.

Under the agreement, West GenCo will oversee permitting and state-level regulatory coordination for the Utah project, marking a key step toward regulatory approval for one of the largest announced data infrastructure developments in the United States.

Utah Campus Design and Capacity

The campus will generate up to 7.5 gigawatts of power through phased deployment of powered buildings and integrated on-site energy and utility infrastructure. It is designed to support enterprise and mission-critical computing applications and accommodate either dedicated single-tenant campuses or segmented multi-tenant configurations. O’Leary Digital has not disclosed construction timelines, projected capital investment, or tenant commitments.

Strategic Positioning

The Utah site benefits from access to major interstate natural gas infrastructure and proximity to aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing ecosystems. The company said the location is well-suited to secure, high-performance computing environments.

Chairman Kevin O’Leary highlighted collaboration with Utah officials including Spencer J. Cox, J. Stuart Adams, Mike Lee, and John R. Curtis, noting that projects of this scale require close coordination with state and local leadership.

Execution Team and Financing

O’Leary Digital has assembled a team of firms to advance the Utah project, including:

  • Gensler — Architecture and Master Planning

  • KPMG — Financial and Tax Advisory

  • InPwr Inc. — Electrical Infrastructure

  • CenCore Group — Campus and Data Center Security

  • Kent Data Centers — Design and Engineering

  • Clayco — Construction Manager / General Contractor (Utah)

The company has funded the Utah project through the permitting phase and retained global investment banks to advise on project-level equity and debt financing. The banks were not named.

The 7.5 GW Wonder Valley Utah Campus is set to become one of the largest single‑campus power developments in the United States. With a planned capacity exceeding that of most existing U.S. power stations, including the Grand Coulee Dam and the Vogtle nuclear plant, it represents an unprecedented scale for a privately developed facility. Unlike typical utility plants that feed electricity into the broader grid, Wonder Valley is designed to directly support on‑site computing and industrial infrastructure, making it not only massive in capacity but also unique in its purpose. Once completed, it will stand among the largest single‑campus power operations ever planned in the country.

Parallel Development in Alberta

In parallel, O’Leary Digital confirmed that permitting is underway for Wonder Valley Alberta near Grande Prairie, located within the Greenview Industrial Gateway. That project is also planned for 7.5 gigawatts of capacity but is proceeding separately from the Utah joint venture.

The company said it has begun engagement with Indigenous communities whose traditional territories include the Alberta site.

Across both jurisdictions, O’Leary Digital has approximately 26,000 acres under development and describes the combined 15-gigawatt master plan as potentially representing the largest integrated powered compute infrastructure buildout currently underway globally, based on publicly available information. That assessment has not been independently verified.

Project Factsheet: Wonder Valley Utah Campus

Golden Spike District, Box Elder County, Utah

7.5 GW  Planned Power Generation Capacity

13,000  Acres — Utah Site

1  Joint Venture Partner — West GenCo LLC

Overview

O’Leary Digital Limited is developing the Wonder Valley Utah Campus, a large-scale powered compute campus in the Golden Spike District of Box Elder County, Utah. The company is advancing the project through a strategic joint venture with West GenCo LLC, which oversees permitting and state-level regulatory coordination.

The campus will generate 7.5 gigawatts of power through phased deployment of powered buildings and integrated on-site energy and utility infrastructure. It will serve enterprise and mission-critical applications and accommodate either dedicated single-tenant campuses or segmented multi-tenant configurations.

Strategic positioning 

Direct access to major interstate natural gas infrastructure

Proximity to aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing ecosystems

Designed for secure, high-performance and mission-critical computing environments

Repeatable hyperscale-standard campus designs with flexible power density and cooling configurations

Scalable infrastructure buildout based on tenant demand over time

Project details 

Location: Golden Spike District, Box Elder County, Utah

Power Capacity: 7.5 GW — phased deployment, scalable over time

Joint Venture Partner : West GenCo LLC (permitting & state regulatory coordination)

Deployment Model: Phased powered buildings with integrated on-site energy and utility infrastructure

Tenant Configuration: Single-tenant campuses or segmented multi-tenant configurations

Design Standard: Hyperscale-aligned; flexible power density, cooling, and infrastructure

Status: Permitting underway; capitalized toward shovel-ready execution

Capital Advisors: Blue-chip global investment banks retained for project-level equity and debt financing

Project Team

Architecture & Master Planning: Gensler

Financial & Tax Advisory : KPMG

Electrical Infrastructure: InPwr Inc.

Campus & Data Center Security: CenCore Group

Data Center Design & Engineering: Kent Data Centers (formerly Sudlows)

Construction Manager / GC: Clayco

Alberta Project

O’Leary Digital is separately developing Wonder Valley Alberta, located in the Greenview Industrial Gateway, Grande Prairie, Alberta. Planned for 7.5 GW of power generation capacity, the Alberta project leverages Western Canada’s energy resources and infrastructure base. Permitting is currently underway, Indigenous community engagement has commenced, and PCL Construction has been named as Construction Manager.

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