Utah governor rejects natural gas-only plan for world's largest data center, pushes for nuclear and renewables
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Leia Larsen
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Summary
A massive 40,000-acre data center project (Stratos Project) planned for northern Utah has sparked controversy due to expected pollution in a region already struggling with smog. The project was approved by the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) with tax incentives. However, Utah's Republican Governor Spencer Cox has pushed back against the original plan to run the facility entirely on natural gas, advocating instead for a mix of nuclear, geothermal, and solar power to fuel the data center.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledUtah's Republican governor says 'never.'
A sprawling, 40,000-acre data center planned for northern Utah has stirred up controversy across the state over the past month, partly because of the pollution it's expected to contribute to a region that already struggles with smog.
Officials with the quasi-governmental Military Installation Development Authority, or MIDA, which approved the project and created tax incentives to spur its development, have become de facto cheerleaders for the
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