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Environment & Energy

thought crime

(1,785 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 01:48 PM 20 hrs ago

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/utah-approves-datacenter-backlash

Are we Stoopid?