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Utah approves a data center larger than Manhattan
No paywall link - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/utah-approves-datacenter-backlash
I sure hope that y'all can kill this draconian plan. This makes no sense anywhere on this planet, but especially not in Utah.
A plan to create one of the world’s largest datacenters, a gargantuan project spanning an area more than twice the size of Manhattan, has provoked a furious public backlash in Utah amid concerns over its vast energy use and impact upon the state’s stressed water supplies.
The Stratos artificial intelligence datacenter footprint will cover more than 40,000 acres (62 sq miles) over three sites in Box Elder county in north-western Utah. The facility will require about 9GW of power, which is more than the entire state of Utah currently consumes, and suck up a significant amount of water in an area that has been hit by severe drought in recent years.
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