It can likely power itself for some time but if Utah cuts off the water it uses to cool the server farms they will not be able to operate. Article says the use 1.7 millions gallons of water per day and thats a lot of water trucks if Utah turns off the spigot.
I pray Utah has the courage.
That’s about 1 fully loaded semi truck of water,,every 10 minutes,, every day, 24 hours a day,,,,, forever.
Let me guess, water isn’t the easiest thing to come by in a desert state like Utah. But then again, if something needs so much water, why put it in a state with so little annual precipitation, why not set up the NSA center in Washington State? Again, the logic of the feds is astounding, unless they want to drive the Utah people to the ground with thirst, although, IMHO, they aren’t neccessarily brilliant in every aspect of the plan either.