Omfattande förslag om datacenter i Utah möter kritik på grund av miljörisker

18 maj 2026

Rapporterad av AI

Planer på ett stort datacenterkomplex på landsbygden i Utah har väckt motstånd från allmänheten på grund av oro för energianvändning, vattenförbrukning och påverkan på Great Salt Lake.

Stratos-projektet, som stöds av investeraren Kevin O’Leary, skulle täcka 40 000 tunnland i Hansel Valley i Box Elder County och kräva 9 gigawatt ström. Länsstyrelsen godkände projektet i april, men över 1 000 invånare uttryckte sin oro vid ett möte som tjänstemännen vägrade att förlänga. Utahs guvernör Spencer Cox har i efterhand erkänt att det finns frågor kring vatten, luftkvalitet och de långsiktiga effekterna på landsbygden.

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