‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan (opens in new tab)

submitted by themachinestops to technology6 points | 1 comments 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.