‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan
Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area
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.
What stands out is 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. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The detail about 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 is something people should sit with.
When you look at 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 implications are hard to ignore.
Think about it: facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken. That speaks volumes.
Box Elder has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
Considering 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, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
The fact that facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken really puts things into perspective.
Not sure the official version tells the whole story.
Think about it: 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. That speaks volumes.
Box Elder is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
On one hand 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. But at the same time facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken.
So the bottom line is facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken. Wonder how this will land.
Reading that 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 — hard to argue with the logic there.
Reading that facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken — hard to argue with the logic there.
Still waiting to hear what Box Elder actually plans to do about it.