This AI data center will be bigger than 2,000 Walmarts and dump '23 atom bombs worth of energy' into the environment every day (opens in new tab)

The scale sounds almost unreal. The proposed campus reportedly spans around 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, an area larger than many major cities. Some estimates compare the total footprint to roughly 2,000 Walmart stores combined. Others note the project boundary is more than twice the size of Manhattan. But, beyond the physical size is the electricity demand. Developers say the facility could eventually require up to 9 gigawatts of power. For perspective, Utah’s current statewide el...