MIDA

The Military Installation Development Authority, along with its public infrastructure districts, has issued over $1 billion in bonds for its Wasatch County projects over the past six years.

Military Installation Development Authority leaders are treading lightly around the topic of data centers while Utah’s governor calls for reforms to the state authority.

A workforce housing development with hundreds of units is slated to open near Deer Valley East Village for the 2028-2029 winter season.

The Military Installation Development Authority's fiscal year 2027 budget is about $18 million more than the previous year.

Dan Hemmert is MIDA’s next executive director. He previously served as a Utah state senator and led the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

Leaders said at a nuclear power conference in Wasatch County May 22 that developing Utah as a nuclear powerhouse will require faster approvals and fewer “impediments.”

Some Box Elder County residents have started referendum efforts to overturn the approval of a controversial data center backed by MIDA.

The owner of the water rights indicated that they will refile at a future date. Protesters who paid the $15 fee will not get their money back, and comments will not carry over to any future applications.

"We will ensure that the development is done responsibly and in a manner that protects the best interest of the Box Elder County and its residents," the county commission said in a statement.

At full buildout, the data center campus will use more than twice as much power as the entire state of Utah.