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Proposed Box Elder data center raises concerns over scale, impact
KUTV.com ^ | May 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM | Cristian Sida

Posted on 05/07/2026 11:27:51 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A massive proposed data center project in Box Elder County has drawn attention, largely because of its sheer size.

Even though it would be built more than 70 miles away, people in Salt Lake County say the impact could reach far beyond that area.

A proposed data center development in Box Elder County would span roughly 40,000 acres.

“With the size that it’s going to be, taking up all that land, I just don’t think that that’s a wise investment,” said Meg, a Salt Lake County resident.

For many people, the scale of this project stands out. It translates to about 62 square miles — comparable to several Utah cities.

St. George covers about 64 square miles, nearly the same size as 40,000 acres.

Other cities used for comparison include Layton at 63 square miles and Lehi at 48 square miles, meaning 40,000 acres is slightly larger, and Orem at 19 square miles, meaning the project would be roughly three times larger.

It also translates to roughly 30,000 football fields. For some, the size alone raises concerns about resources.

“My understanding is that these data centers are going to take in a ton of water, and if that’s the case, that is not going to help us here at all,” said Meg.

Meg believes the impact wouldn’t stop at Box Elder County.

“Oh, it affects everybody. It wouldn’t matter if you had it in the middle of nowhere — it’s all connected.”

She added that the issue is a shared responsibility.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: boxeldercounty; utah

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This Utah data center is going cover 62 square miles, and they are planning to build 300 of these ecological nightmares for their superintelligence world-simulation dreams.

And, as a side benefit, they will suck up all the water and power and drive the human population to the brink.

Their environmental impact will dwarf that of cryptocurrency.

1 posted on 05/07/2026 11:27:51 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Conservative caveman to Caveman that invents the wheel…
“That’s never go work. There no infrastructure for it.”
😄


2 posted on 05/07/2026 11:33:31 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is happening all over the country. The rat witches who run my state are trying to put one of these nightmares in my rural area. By the time people find out it is almost too late to stop it.


3 posted on 05/07/2026 11:38:12 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: MotorCityBuck
Conservative caveman to Caveman that invents the wheel… “That’s never go work. There no infrastructure for it.” 😄

So sayeth the globalist sock puppet.

4 posted on 05/07/2026 11:39:16 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

‘Least my socks don’t have holes in ‘em.
Like your head.😃


5 posted on 05/07/2026 11:40:43 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Boondoggle for union jobs, personal information gathering, resource prioritization, and money laundering.


6 posted on 05/07/2026 11:50:14 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: MotorCityBuck
‘Least my socks don’t have holes in ‘em. Like your head.😃

Don't you just love it when farmland is blanketed with wind turbines and solar panels? It must make your little air head feel so wonderful.


7 posted on 05/07/2026 11:52:29 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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What in the effing hell is a 62 square
mile AI data center planned to be used for?

We’ve reached dystopian, haven’t we?

Seriously, wouldn’t you think a 62 square mile
center would cover at least a couple of states?

What is the secret? What are they for?

Anyone honest enough to say?


8 posted on 05/07/2026 11:53:45 AM PDT by CaptainPhilFan (God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive, Rom 1:28)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
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9 posted on 05/07/2026 12:02:05 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

(What is a 62 square-mile AI data center
planned to be used for?)

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10 posted on 05/07/2026 12:06:09 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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This sounds like a bug.


11 posted on 05/07/2026 12:11:38 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

Box Elder CO. is 6,729 sq/miles in size, including 934 sq/miles of water.

The population density is 10.04 per sq/mile.

But I get your point - what the hell kinda computer is it that will take up 62 sq/m?

Read Colossus, The Forbin Project by DF Jones.


12 posted on 05/07/2026 3:08:02 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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