Holden, UT · Millard County · 39.107°N 112.165°W
Joule Energy and Data Center Campus
Joule Capital Partners
Key facts
- Location
- Holden, UT, Millard County
- Capacity
- 4,000 MW planned
- Powered by
- On-site Caterpillar G3520K gas generators; nuclear planned post-2030
- Announced
- 2025-10
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Land
- 4,000 acres
Energy & water
- Energy source
- On-site gas
- On-site generation
- 1,000 MW
- Cooling
- Closed-loop
Phase 1: 1GW from Caterpillar gas generators with battery storage; potential scale to 4GW (some sources cite 12GW); nuclear exploration underway; adjacent Intermountain Power Project pipeline. Off-grid design.
Closed-loop direct-to-chip cooling saves millions of gallons vs evaporative; family water rights held by founders; no new water allocation required
Community sentiment
The Millard County Commission approved the project (Aug 2025) and it is widely framed as a landmark rural-Utah investment (part of Gov. Cox's Operation Gigawatt). Local coverage also notes resident concern about the campus's scale, off-grid gas generation, and water; the founders' family holds the water rights. No organized opposition or litigation surfaced.
Why this coming data center in Millard County is so uniqueStatus history
- Proposed
Millard County Commission approved project; site is conversion of family alfalfa farm
- Under construction
Groundbreaking ceremony held November 6, 2025 outside Holden, UT; first power delivery targeted Q4 2026
Groundbreaking held for Joule data center campus in Millard County
Location
Sources & data provenance
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Last updated:
- ABC4 UtahRetrieved:
- Deseret NewsRetrieved:
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