How to Build a Data Center
Data centers have become a controversial issue in America, with many opposing their construction due to environmental concerns. However, Joe Nocera believes that with proper planning and operation, data centers do not have to be a source of conflict. A new data center, Project Stratos, is being built in Box Elder County, Utah, with measures in place to minimize its environmental impact.
- ▪Project Stratos will be built on 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, with an estimated cost of up to $100 billion.
- ▪The data center will use a closed loop system for cooling, utilizing recycled water instead of diverting it from nearby communities.
- ▪The project has faced opposition from locals who are concerned about its potential environmental impact and the lack of public scrutiny during the planning process.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 days. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Data Centers Are Easy to Build. Powering Them Is Complicated, Slow, and Expensive — 404 Media
- ▪ Data centers, power and how to be a winner in the AI Boom — TechRadar
- ▪ DeWine Takes Action on Data Centers — Daily Signal
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A Peace Plan for the Data Center Wars“Data centers are inevitable,” writes Joe Nocera. But it still matters how they are built and operated. (Illustration by The Free Press; image via Getty)Almost overnight, data centers have emerged as one of the most controversial issues in America. But do they need to be? Joe Nocera doesn’t think so. By Joe Nocera07.28.26 — Tech and BusinessNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration302136READ IN APPREAD IN APPUntil three months ago, Box Elder County, in northwest Utah, was one of America’s quieter places, with a handful of small towns spread across 6,700 square miles abutting the Great Salt Lake.Then, in late April, the investor and Shark Tank personality Kevin O’Leary showed up and…
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