Data center profile · 1331 Virtual Drive, Eagle Mountain, Utah County, Utah (west of the Meta campus)

QTS Eagle Mountain

QTS's five-building, $6B first phase next to Meta in Eagle Mountain, Utah, where the city's record says the Rocky Mountain Power capacity assurance no longer appears to hold

Under construction. Five buildings on 193 acres are under construction; the third topped out on Apr. 17, 2026. Nothing is operating and no tenant is named. A Feb. 2025 city record says the utility's early capacity assurance may no longer hold.
$6B
QTS investment, first phase
company fact sheet, Apr. 2026
5 buildings
on 193 acres in the first phase
QTS owns 524 acres in total
411 MW
planned facility power, Epoch AI tracker estimate
tracker figure, not a filing; QTS has published no megawatts
2,000+
construction jobs expected at peak
more than 100 permanent jobs
OperatorQTS Data Centers (Blackstone funds)
CustomerNo tenant announced; QTS markets colocation capacity
Planned IT capacity304 MW at full build-out (our estimate)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2027 (range 2026 to 2028).
Next stepUtah air approval order: draft documents under review as of Oct. 7, 2026; no date set
Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. July 18, 2023
    Utility assured capacity for phase one
    At the city's approval, QTS had Rocky Mountain Power's assurance of enough capacity for the first phase. Local government · Oct. 2026
  2. Feb. 4, 2025
    City allows on-site generation
    Council votes 5 to 0 to let QTS build on-site power as an accessory use, noting the assurance no longer appears to hold. see Permits
  3. Oct. 29, 2025
    Construction resumes after a delay
    The city says work restarted after a pause to make sure energy infrastructure and resources were in place. Local government · Oct. 2025
Is it running?

Evidence from space

NO2 over the site, net of the rural background, was somewhat higher in July–September 2026 (7 µmol/m²) than a year earlier (6), but the change is within normal swings at this level; the rural background stayed flat (about 16 both summers). The satellite sees no new combustion large enough to stand out here. This campus shares its satellite box with a neighboring campus at the same site.

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NO2 over the campus and over open country (µmol/m²)
0255075100Jan 2025AprJulOctJan 2026AprJulOctOver the campusOpen country
0255075100Jan 2025JulJan 2026JulOver the campusOpen country
Lines: 7-day (daily) / 3-week (weekly) averages; gaps from cloud filled by straight-line interpolation; dots are raw readings. Shaded: July–September 2025 and 2026, averaging 6 and 7 µmol/m² above open country (1.3×).

What else could explain it

How this works: the Sentinel-5P satellite measures NO2 in the air over every point on Earth once a day, around 1:30 p.m. local time, in pixels about 5.5 by 3.5 km. NO2 comes from burning fuel (turbines, engines, traffic, power plants), so a rise over a site that open country does not share points to new combustion there. It shows combustion activity, not megawatts. The site box is about 15 km across; the background box is open country about 67 km away. We use only high-quality readings and drop days or weeks when cloud hides more than half of either box. Data: Copernicus Sentinel-5P (ESA), processed with the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem Sentinel Hub statistics service.

Permits

Permits checklist

2 pending · 3 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$6B
QTS investment announced
fact sheet, Apr. 2026 Company · April 2026
$10B
Blackstone's 2021 price for all of QTS (press)
company-level deal value; not this campus News report · Aug. 2021
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. July 18, 2023
    Permits City signs a development agreement with QTS next to the Meta campus Local government · Feb. 2025
  2. Oct. 2024
    Construction City newsletter reports QTS has broken ground on initial site work Local government · Oct. 2024
  3. Feb. 4, 2025
    Power Council approves on-site power generation as an accessory use; the city record says the utility's earlier capacity assurance no longer appears to hold Local government · Feb. 2025
  4. Oct. 2025
    Construction Main construction under way; official groundbreaking held (work began Sept. 2025) Company · Oct. 2026
  5. Oct. 29, 2025
    Construction City says construction resumed after a brief delay for energy infrastructure Local government · Oct. 2025
  6. Feb. 10, 2026
    Permits Planning commission recommends the 524-acre rezone to the council Local government · Feb. 2026
  7. March 25, 2026
    Permits Council approves extended construction hours Local government · March 2026
  8. April 17, 2026
    Construction Third of five buildings topped out Company · Oct. 2026
  9. April 22, 2026
    Permits Air notice of intent received by the state State agency · Oct. 2026
  10. Oct. 7, 2026
    Permits State still reviewing draft air permit documents State agency · Oct. 2026
Construction activity

Building activity by quarter

Since Sept. 2025: 6 FAA filings (Sept. 2025 to Sept. 2026): tallest permanent structure 80 ft (filed Dec. 2025).

FAA filings
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 4. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings

Specs

5 buildings
first phase development scope
193 acres
first-phase campus; 524 acres in the full QTS parcels
1 on-site substation
QTS SLC1 Substation at 1331 Virtual Drive
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • QTS Data Centers: developer and operator
  • Blackstone funds: own QTS
Decision-makers
  • Eagle Mountain City Council and Planning Commission: agreement, rezone, hours
  • Utah Division of Air Quality: air approval order
  • Utah Public Service Commission: large-load contracts
Power partners
  • Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp): serving utility
Builders
  • Layton Construction: general contractor
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

121 records from 23 documents

Drawn from local government records, news reports, company statements, state agency records and public and commercial datasets, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

Local government 8News report 6Company 4State agency 4Dataset 4
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (17)
  • Address: 1331 Virtual Drive, Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
    “a quorum of the Eagle Mountain City Council may be present on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at QTS SLC1 Substation located at 1331 Virtual Drive, Eagle Mountain, UT”
  • Substations on-site: 1 (QTS SLC1 Substation, 1331 Virtual Drive)
    “a quorum of the Eagle Mountain City Council may be present on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at QTS SLC1 Substation located at 1331 Virtual Drive, Eagle Mountain, UT”
  • Power plan: grid
    “QTS prefers to get power from the grid and uses on-site generation as a last resort.”
  • Opposition: resident and commissioner concern over grid impact, energy prices and data-center taxes, raised at the Feb 4, 2025 council meeting and the Feb 10, 2026 Planning Commission hearing
    “Joy Rasmussen, Elane and Troy Wariner, and Lana Wariner sent in public comments. Todd Crowther and Jeff Ruth made public comments.”
  • Utility: Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp)
    “At the time of approval, QTS had received assurances from Rocky Mountain Power that sufficient electrical capacity would be available to serve the first phase of the project; however, that no longer appears to be the case.”
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 0.622 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 0.652 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 3.051 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “Campus Size: 193 acres”
  • Utility service: not stated
    “At the time of approval, QTS had received assurances from Rocky Mountain Power that sufficient electrical capacity would be available to serve the first phase of the project; however, that no longer appears to be the case.”
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “QTS Investment: $6 billion”
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “QTS prefers to get power from the grid and uses on-site generation as a last resort.”
  • NOT ADOPTED - project-input record of Epoch AI's tracker figures for QTS Eagle Mountain (planned facility 411 MW, 0 MW current, full-build July 1, 2027, status as of May 2, 2026). Third-party tracker estimates never enter M
    “Y: QTS Eagle Mountain,411,0,2027-07-01”
    grade C
  • NOT ADOPTED - the University of Utah pipeline inventory figure (~650 MW for QTS Eagle Mountain II, basis unstated) appears in project inputs as a second-hand estimate
    “only figure in any source checked is ~650 MW in a University of Utah pipeline inventory[E], basis unstated; not adopted”
    grade C
  • Tract working with Rocky Mountain Power to deliver more than 400 MW by 2028)
    “Tract said it is working with Rocky Mountain Power to deliver more than 400MW via new transmission infrastructure by 2028.”
  • Interconnection status: Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp) service secured per a QTS spokesperson (reported Feb 2026): QTS secured power from Rocky Mountain instead of building the Eagle Mountain City Council-approved 20-
    “QTS Data Centers received approval from the Eagle Mountain City Council to build a 20-acre, 200-megawatt gas plant last year, although a company spokesperson said it secured power from Rocky Mountain instead.”
  • Eagle Mountain City Council approved a 20-acre, 200 MW on-site gas plant for QTS, but a QTS spokesperson said the company secured Rocky Mountain Power service instead
    “QTS Data Centers received approval from the Eagle Mountain City Council to build a 20-acre, 200-megawatt gas plant last year, although a company spokesperson said it secured power from Rocky Mountain instead.”
Money and contracts (19)
  • development agreement: termination MISSING-CLAUSE FINDING: no termination clause text for the Development Agreement or the First Amendment appears in the minutes or notices reviewed; the agreement text itself is not publ
    “The approved Development Agreement states that any property acquired by QTS is subject to the approved Agreement.”
  • development agreement: term MISSING-CLAUSE FINDING: no term, duration or expiry for the Development Agreement is stated in the opened records
    “The approved Development Agreement states that any property acquired by QTS is subject to the approved Agreement.”
  • development agreement: capacity commitment MISSING-CLAUSE FINDING: no MW, capacity or load commitment appears in the Development Agreement as recorded in city minutes; the only MW figure ever attached to the site (200 MW
    “At the time of approval, QTS had received assurances from Rocky Mountain Power that sufficient electrical capacity would be available to serve the first phase of the project; however, that no longer appears to be the case.”
  • development agreement - First Amendment: energy limits The Development Agreement includes energy production, but not nuclear power (city staff summary to the Planning Commission, Feb 10, 2026)
    “the Development Agreement with QTS includes energy production, but not nuclear power.”
  • development agreement: expansion (Section 4.8) Agreement applies to any real property within city limits adjacent and contiguous to the Property (or separated only by roads, public rights of way, easements or similar rig
    “This Agreement is hereby adopted and approved by the City to apply to any real property within the municipal limits of the City that is adjacent and contiguous to the property”
  • Announced: July 18, 2023
    “On July 18, 2023, the City entered into a Development Agreement with QTS for a data center project located adjacent to the Facebook data center property.”
  • development agreement: execution Development Agreement entered into July 18, 2023
    “On July 18, 2023, the City entered into a Development Agreement with QTS for a data center project located adjacent to the Facebook data center property.”
  • development agreement: scope Data-center project located adjacent to the Facebook (Meta) data center property
    “On July 18, 2023, the City entered into a Development Agreement with QTS for a data center project located adjacent to the Facebook data center property.”
  • development agreement: power supply assurance At approval, QTS had received Rocky Mountain Power assurances of sufficient electrical capacity to serve the first phase; by Feb 2025 that no longer appeared to be the case
    “At the time of approval, QTS had received assurances from Rocky Mountain Power that sufficient electrical capacity would be available to serve the first phase of the project; however, that no longer appears to be the case.”
  • development agreement - First Amendment: amendment approval Resolution approving the First Amendment adopted unanimously (5:0) on Feb 4, 2025
    “Councilmember Gray moved to approve a Resolution Approving the First Amendment to the QTS Eagle Mountain Development Agreement. Councilmember Wood seconded the motion.”
  • development agreement - First Amendment: scope Allows on-site power generation as an accessory use to support the project's viability
    “the parties are proposing an amendment to the Development Agreement to allow on-site power generation as an accessory use to support the project's viability.”
  • Tenants: not stated
    “The Eagle Mountain campus will support more than 2,000 construction jobs and more than 100 permanent, high-quality jobs once operational, including roles from QTS, customers and contractors.”
  • Tenant status: no tenant announced; colocation capacity marketed by operator
    “The Eagle Mountain campus will support more than 2,000 construction jobs and more than 100 permanent, high-quality jobs once operational, including roles from QTS, customers and contractors.”
  • Original target date: not stated
    “QTS Investment: $6 billion”
  • Current target date: not stated
    “QTS Investment: $6 billion”
  • Utah PSC Docket 26-035-05: PacifiCorp's first SB 132 large-load contract - executed Jan 20, 2026, filed Feb 10, 2026, order approving Apr 10, 2026 - with an unnamed large-load customer. Attribution to QTS is not establis
    “January 20, 2026 - Contract executed with large load customer; February 10, 2026 - Application for approval of contract filed with commission (Docket No. 26-035-05).”
  • Operator: QTS Data Centers
    “The Eagle Mountain campus will support more than 2,000 construction jobs and more than 100 permanent, high-quality jobs once operational, including roles from QTS, customers and contractors.”
  • Stated capital cost: 6 billion USD
    “QTS Investment: $6 billion”
  • Owner: Blackstone funds (acquired QTS Realty Trust Aug 31, 2021)
    “Datacentre operator QTS Realty Trust has been sold to investment firm Blackstone, in a deal valued at approximately $10 billion.”
Permits and government (17)
  • air quality approval order (NSR): NOI received
    “Quality Technology Services (QTS)- North Virtual Drive Data Center | Utah | N163420002 | Dungan Adams | 2026-04-22”
  • air quality approval order (NSR): status update
    “Reviewing Draft Permitting Documents”
  • extended construction hours: approved (4:0)
    “A Resolution of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Authorizing Extended Hours for Construction Operations for QTS - SLC1 as Allowed in Eagle Mountain Municipal Code Section 8.15.080(G).”
  • Eagle Mountain City Council: 13.A Resolution authorizing extended hours for construction operations for QTS - SLC1 (EMMC 8.15.080(G))
    “A Resolution of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Authorizing Extended Hours for Construction Operations for QTS - SLC1 as Allowed in Eagle Mountain Municipal Code Section 8.15.080(G).”
  • Rezoning date: Feb. 10, 2026
    “Commissioner Strong moved to recommend approval to the City Council of Item 7.E., QTS-SCL 2 Rezone.”
  • rezone (RTI overlay): recommended approval to City Council (unanimous)
    “Commissioner Strong moved to recommend approval to the City Council of Item 7.E., QTS-SCL 2 Rezone.”
  • Eagle Mountain Planning Commission: 7.E QTS-SCL 2 Rezone (eight parcels, 524 acres, to the RTI overlay zone)
    “QTS owns the eight parcels in this request, which encompass 524 acres.”
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “The proposed building is a 529 299 square foot data center with adjacent office storage and critical power support spaces. This will be a single-story building with no penthouse structures.”
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “The proposed building is a 529 299 square foot data center with adjacent office storage and critical power support spaces. This will be a single-story building with no penthouse structures.”
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “This is a correction to previously submitted 7460-1 case with ASN: 2025-ANM-5850-OE. The proposed building is a 529 299 square foot data center with adjacent office storage and critical power support spaces. This will be a single-story building with no”
  • FAA OE/AAA: Determined - No Hazard
    “The proposed building is a 529 299 square foot data center with adjacent office storage and critical power support spaces. This will be a single-story building with no penthouse structures.”
  • development agreement: approved / entered into
    “On July 18, 2023, the City entered into a Development Agreement with QTS for a data center project located adjacent to the Facebook data center property.”
  • development agreement amendment (on-site generation accessory use): approved (resolution, unanimous 5:0)
    “the parties are proposing an amendment to the Development Agreement to allow on-site power generation as an accessory use to support the project's viability.”
  • Eagle Mountain City Council: 13.C Resolution Approving the First Amendment to the QTS Eagle Mountain Development Agreement
    “the parties are proposing an amendment to the Development Agreement to allow on-site power generation as an accessory use to support the project's viability.”
  • Utah SB 132 (2025): a utility may serve a large load of 100 MW or more only under a contract approved by the Public Service Commission (the customer bears incremental costs; existing ratepayers must not bear costs attrib
    “SB132 creates requirements for utilities to provide electrical service to largescale electrical loads (100 MW or greater), passed in March 2025.”
  • FAA OE/AAA determinations: Determined - No Hazard
    “"QTS SLC2 DATA CENTER 1" | Commercial Use Building | AGL 36 | 40.27308,-112.0313 | submitted 09/10/2026 | Determined - No Hazard”
  • FAA OE/AAA determinations: Determined - No Hazard
    “"SLC1 Eagle Mountain Substation" | AGL 80 | 40.2637,-112.02564 | submitted 12/29/2025 | Determined - No Hazard”
    FAA · Dec. 2025 · grade B
Site and other (25)
  • County code: Utah County, UT (49049)
    “North Virtual Drive | Eagle Mountain | UT | 84005”
  • Code names: SLC1
    “A Resolution of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Authorizing Extended Hours for Construction Operations for QTS - SLC1 as Allowed in Eagle Mountain Municipal Code Section 8.15.080(G).”
  • Parcel IDs: 59:055:0002; 59:055:0005; 59:055:0010; 59:055:0013; 59:055:0016; 59:055:0017; 59:055:0021; 59:058:0004
    “QTS-SLC 2 Rezone: Rezone of Parcels 59:055:0002, 59:055:0005, 59:055:0010, 59:055:0013, 59:055:0016, 59:055:0017, 59:055:0021, and 59:058:0004”
  • Acres: 524 acres
    “QTS owns the eight parcels in this request, which encompass 524 acres.”
  • Name: QTS Eagle Mountain
    “QTS, a nationwide developer specializing in colocation data centers, is moving forward with the next phase of its state-of-the-art facilities just west of the Meta campus.”
  • Construction stage: building
    “Work began in September 2025, with an official groundbreaking in October 2025.”
  • Stage: Phase 1 (5 buildings, 193 acres) under vertical construction; third building topped out Apr 17, 2026; nothing operational; no COD published
    “Work began in September 2025, with an official groundbreaking in October 2025.”
  • Campus name: SLC1
    “the topping out of the third building at the QTS data center campus in Eagle Mountain, Utah (SLC1)”
  • Construction milestone: third building topped out; milestone ceremony Apr 17, 2026
    “Layton Construction and QTS Data Centers (QTS) reached a major construction milestone with the topping out of the third building at the QTS data center campus in Eagle Mountain, Utah (SLC1).”
  • Construction start: work began September 2025; official groundbreaking October 2025
    “Work began in September 2025, with an official groundbreaking in October 2025.”
  • Cooling: closed-loop cooling; does not consume water for cooling once operational
    “Conserving water by using a closed-loop cooling system that does not draw from local water resources and does not consume water for cooling, once operational”
  • Project status: under construction (first phase: five buildings on ~193 acres; third building topped out Apr 17, 2026)
    “Layton Construction and QTS Data Centers celebrated the topping out of the third building at the QTS data center campus in Eagle Mountain.”
  • Acres: 193 acres
    “Campus Size: 193 acres”
  • Buildings: 5
    “Development Scope: 5 buildings”
  • Water use stated: no water consumption for cooling once operational (closed-loop)
    “the QTS data center campus will use a closed-loop cooling system that continuously recirculates water rather than drawing from local sources, once operational.”
  • Jobs signal (company release): the Eagle Mountain project has created more than 2,000 construction jobs in Utah and more than 100 permanent roles once fully operational.
    “the project has created over 2,000 construction jobs in Utah and will support more than 100 permanent roles once fully operational.”
  • Developer: QTS Data Centers
    “QTS, a nationwide developer specializing in colocation data centers, is moving forward with the next phase of its state-of-the-art facilities just west of the Meta campus.”
  • Cooling: closed-loop (water-free) cooling
    “the QTS facility will use advanced technology that eliminates water from the cooling process entirely.”
  • City of Eagle Mountain: construction resumed after a brief delay to ensure the necessary energy infrastructure and resources were in place; the City puts the buildout at 2,000 to 3,000 construction jobs over time and 100
    “Construction resumed after a brief delay to ensure the necessary energy infrastructure and resources were in place.”
  • City newsletter: QTS broke ground in fall 2024 on the campus just west of the Meta campus (initial site work, before the Sep-Oct 2025 main construction phase documented by Layton/QTS - see conflicts).
    “QTS, a leading builder and operator of colocation datacenters, recently broke ground on its latest project.”
  • Announced: April 18, 2023
    “This project area is being established for a datacenter development. The company, QTS, intends building up to 6 buildings on the initial 100 acres.”
  • Site acres: 489.86 acres
    “59:058:0006 Eagle Mountain Data Center CAM 389.92; 59:058:0005 QTS Eagle Mountain I LLC 99.94; Total 489.86”
  • Construction stage: under construction - THIRD building topped out Apr 17, 2026 per the QTS/Layton release (the queue lead said first building - see conflict row); a five-building first phase is reported in the NAR 2026
    “Layton Construction and QTS Data Centers (QTS) reached a major construction milestone with the topping out of the third building at the QTS data center campus in Eagle Mountain, Utah (SLC1).”
  • Planned scale: up to six buildings across nearly 500 acres
    “QTS is developing a campus adjacent to Meta's campus in the Utah city, located south of Salt Lake City. The site could host up to six buildings across nearly 500 acres.”
  • Hoax bomb threat at the Eagle Mountain site on Friday, April 10, 2026: all personnel were evacuated as a precaution, law enforcement searched the site and issued the all clear, and regular operations resumed (QTS stateme
    “Law enforcement investigated a reported bomb threat at our Eagle Mountain site on Friday, April 10.”