QTS Eagle Mountain · Eagle Mountain, UT
Last change recorded 2026-10-04 · Last checked 2026-10-04
Latest: Build-out complete (Epoch estimate) · Full build-out complete · 2027-07-01 (plan) · recorded 2026-10-04
193-acre campus: buildings 1-3 under construction since fall 2025 (building 3 topped out 2026-04-17), completion expected by the end of 2026; buildings 4-5 follow over several years. Grid-served by Rocky Mountain Power with QTS paying for the infrastructure; a 200 MW on-site gas plant was approved by the city but QTS says it secured Rocky Mountain Power supply instead. · source ● primary, confidence medium
Recorded readiness — 3 of 5 applicable milestones have a dated public record
Gate to first power — target 2026-12-31 (estimate) · path: Grid supply · each step must finish its lead time before the target
2 of 3 required steps have a public date. Red = recorded date past the rule-based deadline · grey "no public date" = required step without a record · green = on record in time · context steps never colour.
| Step | Must finish by | Others did it | Known date | Status | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permits in hand (context) | 2026-12-28 (0 mo before) | 4 mo after (n=8) | 2025-02-04 | context | Development agreement amended to allow on-site generation · ◐ | |
| Grid supply agreed | 2026-03-28 (9 mo before) | 7 mo before (n=11) | 2025-09-01 | on record in time | Rocky Mountain Power supply secured; QTS funds the infrastructure · ◐ | |
| Substation and lines energized | 2026-10-28 (2 mo before) | 15 mo after (n=1) | no public date | no public date · would need to be done by 2026-10-28 | No date on record | |
| Construction started (context) | 2024-12-28 (24 mo before) | 29 mo before (n=15) | 2025-10-01 | context | Construction starts (fall 2025) · ◐ | |
| Building ready for IT | 2026-12-28 (0 mo before) | 2 mo after (n=7) | 2026-04-17 | on record in time | Building 3 topped out · ● | |
| Full build-out complete (context) | 2027-12-28 (-12 mo before) | — | 2027-07-01 plan | context | Build-out complete (Epoch estimate) · ◐ |
Lead-time assumptions
- Site secured 15 months before first power — Land under control and campus announced. Rarely binding; shown for context.
- Permits in hand 0 months before first power — Final air and siting permits. Operators often energize on standard or temporary authorisations and receive the major permit later; flagged only when the permit lands more than 6 months after first power or is missing for an on-site plant.
- Grid supply agreed 9 months before first power — Interconnection or large-load agreement approved. Observed median 7 months before first power; the physical works (substation, lines) run in parallel with construction.
- Substation and lines energized 2 months before first power — Utility delivery point live; final tests before the load is taken.
- New generation online 1 months before first power — Utility plant or on-site plant generating; needed just before energization when the grid cannot carry the load alone.
- Major equipment on site 6 months before first power — Turbines, transformers, switchgear delivered; installation and commissioning take the remaining months.
- Construction started 24 months before first power — Groundbreaking of the building that gives first power. Observed 4-26 months for recent AI campuses; Meta's redesigned campuses took 35-58.
- Building ready for IT 0 months before first power — First building ready for IT. 'Complete' or 'opened' is usually reported after first power; flagged only beyond 3 months.
- Full build-out complete -12 months before first power — All announced buildings operational. Comes after first power by design; context only.
- Water supply secured 12 months before first power — Water rights, municipal agreement or desalination contract in hand. Context only; one of the feasibility items.
- Financing closed 12 months before first power — Project financing, anchor lease or committed capital announced. Context only; not applicable when the owner is a hyperscaler building on its balance sheet.
Dated steps (from the sources; later dates are plans)
Power equipment (from permits, filings and reporting; blank cells were not disclosed)
| Category | Make / model | Units | MW | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gas turbine | — | — | 200 MW | approved (not pursued) | 2025-06-30 | City approved a 20-acre 200 MW gas plant; QTS says it secured Rocky Mountain Power supply instead · ◐ |
Build-out timeline (Epoch AI; dated status notes with IT power; rows after today are estimates)
Recorded fact No public date for substation and lines energized.
Calculated requirement Substation and lines energized must finish by 2026-10-28; no public date is on record for it. Under the current rule set the recorded dates plus their lead times give a first power no earlier than 2026-12-31 (on the target). This is a floor set by the record, not a forecast.
Sources (Epoch AI selection): QTS Eagle Mountain website · DEQ Approval listing emergency generators
Epoch AI, 'AI data centers', epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers (CC BY 4.0); coordinates from GeoNames cities500 (CC BY 4.0) and hand-entered places; overrides in tools/project_overrides.csv with their own sources. Campuses outside the Epoch dataset come from tools/campuses.csv (public reporting, source per row). Data retrieved 2026-10-05. Report a correction to contact@ailoadmap.com (campus id qts-eagle-mountain; include the row and a source link).