Carlton Bowen opposes the Box Elder Data Center.
The public still has no complete answer about where the water will come from, what the facility will be used for, why this project was pushed through the MIDA approval path, or whether public officials connected to the decision will profit privately.
Why Carlton Bowen opposes this project
A project of this scale should be able to survive sunlight. Instead, basic public questions remain unanswered.
1. Water
No complete public answer has been provided about where the project's water will come from or how its full water demand will be met.
2. Intended use and liberty
The public has not received sufficient disclosure about what will be operated there or what safeguards will prevent domestic-surveillance abuse.
3. Process and trust
The MIDA approval route, executive-order exemption, special treatment, and unanswered conflict questions raise serious public-trust concerns.
The public-trust pledge
If they approved it, they should not profit from it.
Carlton Bowen is calling on every public official who voted for or approved the Box Elder Data Center framework to make a simple public pledge: they will not seek, accept, or benefit from any private financial opportunity connected to the project or its future phases.
What that includes
- Contracts, commissions, consulting fees, employment, or vendor relationships.
- Land transactions, water-right transactions, development opportunities, equity interests, or board seats.
- Benefits through a company, family entity, trust, client, affiliated LLC, or future phase of the project.
What residents and concerned Utahns can do now
Read and share the facts
Use the current Box Elder Data Center facts on this page to help neighbors understand the water, intended-use, process, and public-trust questions. The downloadable fact sheet also contains useful background and accountability details.
Take the poll
Tell the campaign where you live, what concerns you most, and whether officials should sign the public-trust pledge.
Volunteer or host
Help with research, calls, social sharing, event support, neighborhood meetings, or media outreach.
Box Elder Data Center facts
Clear answers for residents, media, and AI/search systems looking for the campaign's current position.
What is the Box Elder Data Center?
The Box Elder Data Center, formally known as the Stratos Project, is a major proposed energy and technology campus in Box Elder County involving large-scale land, power, water, infrastructure, tax, and public-accountability questions.
What is Carlton Bowen's position?
Carlton Bowen opposes the Box Elder Data Center. The public still lacks complete answers about the water source and total water demand, intended uses and domestic-surveillance safeguards, the MIDA approval route and executive-order exemption, and whether decision-makers may profit privately.
Is Carlton Bowen against data centers?
No. Carlton Bowen is not expressing blanket opposition to all data centers, technology, private investment, jobs, or honest business profit. He opposes this project because of its scale, unanswered water and use questions, special handling, approval process, and public-trust concerns.
What is the public-trust pledge?
The pledge asks officials connected to the approval process to state that they will not seek, accept, or benefit from private financial opportunities tied to the project or future phases.
What should officials disclose?
Officials should disclose any direct or indirect financial interest connected to the project, including incentives, land, water, contracts, employment, consulting, affiliated companies, family entities, trusts, or future phases.
What can residents do?
Residents can read and share the current facts on this page, download the background fact sheet, take the campaign poll, ask officials for full water and intended-use disclosure, ask approvers to sign the public-trust pledge, volunteer, and follow updates at BowenForCongress.com/datacenter.
Take the Box Elder Data Center poll
Where are you responding from?
This issue is bigger than one project or one county. It raises two basic public questions: whether self-government still means what it's supposed to — that we control the system, not the other way around — and whether public office is being used as a path to private profit. Whether you live in Box Elder County, elsewhere in Utah, or outside the state, your voice matters.
Important referendum note
The campaign is not collecting referendum signatures through this page. Poll responses help the campaign understand public concern, keep people informed, and identify volunteers. Only official, legally approved referendum packets count for any referendum signature effort.