Kevin O’Leary is setting his sights on building a new “Wonder Valley” project in Utah. He has plans to create a site capable of supplying up to 7.5GW of electricity for hyperscale data centers. He said the development will support next-generation computing hubs that rely on vast energy capacity to operate at scale.
Kevin O’Leary’s 7.5GW Utah Wonder Valley AI Data Center Project
The Shark Tank investor is planning the campus in Box Elder County’s Golden Spike District, located near Salt Lake City. The site will be developed by his company, O’Leary Digital, along with a number of partner firms.
This would mark O’Leary’s second Wonder Valley project. It exists alongside a similar development already planned in Alberta, Canada. Mr. Wonderful first announced that project in 2024 and said both sites together are expected to provide a total of 15GW in capacity.
Kevin commented on the ordeal, saying, “We have under development approximately 26,000 acres across two jurisdictions with the infrastructure necessary to support power generation and compute capacity at scale.”
“In Utah, particularly, the energy resources and location create a compelling long-term opportunity. Projects of this magnitude require disciplined execution and close collaboration with state and local leadership, and we are committed to working in partnership as the project advances,” Kevin added.
Power Strategy Across Wonder Valley Projects
West GenCo will manage the permitting process and coordinate with state regulators for the Utah development. Furthermore, O’Leary Digital has commented that approvals are also moving forward for the Alberta location.
Both campuses are being designed to support 7.5GW each. The buildouts are planned in stages, along with on-site power and utility infrastructure. For a larger context, most large data centers operate in the 100-500MW range.
O’Leary Digital said the Utah site has access to major interstate natural gas infrastructure. It did not explain how it plans to secure the full 7.5GW of power. In Alberta, the company is reportedly planning a natural gas power plant with 8.5GW capacity. Most of that output is expected to be used for its data center sites.
Kevin O’Leary’s Longstanding Bet on Data Center Infrastructure
Paul Palandjian, CEO of O’Leary Digital, said the company has built campus designs that it can replicate across multiple sites with support from partners experienced in serving major computing clients.
He said this approach helps the company scale projects more efficiently. At the same time, it will tailor power and infrastructure to tenant needs. Palandjian added that in a fast changing compute landscape, teams must balance growth with the ability to adapt.
Kevin has long invested in data centers through his stake in crypto mining firm turned HPC and AI cloud provider Bitzero.
Preparing for the Future of High Power Computing
Taken together, the Utah and Alberta projects show how O’Leary is leaning deeper into large-scale digital infrastructure. With demand for AI and high-performance computing on the rise, access to reliable power is becoming just as important as the hardware itself.
If both Wonder Valley sites move ahead as planned, they could position his firm to serve the next wave of data-driven workloads that need massive energy to run.
