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Data Centers compared

2026-05-11 19:06:45.643229+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Rob Ricci @ricci@discuss.systems's thread on Utah datacenters, including the proposed 9GW Stratos Project, which seems to be slated for the Military Installation Development Authority Stratos Project Area as referenced by the Utah Governor's FAQ (PDF).

While the entire project area encompasses 40,000 acres, most of the acres will remain undeveloped. The different types of power generation contemplated for the data center have different footprints. For example, solar will require a larger footprint than natural gas. The actual data center footprint will be a fraction of the size of the MIDA project area.

So the 62.5 square miles isn't projected to be entirely building.

Utah used 34,688GWh in 2024, so assuming you could smooth out demand roughly 4GW continuous.

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