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Utah residents enraged as county officials approve giant data center
May 7, 2026
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“People over profits!” Angry Utah residents spoke out after county officials approved the construction of a massive data center. This footage filmed and posted to X by Utah State Senator Nate Blouin shows people booing after the Box Elder County Commission voted to approve the 40,000 acre project during a meeting on Monday. “This project is precisely why we need a moratorium on data centers.
People were blindsided,” said Blouin on X. If constructed, the data center is expected to be one of the largest in the world. It is projected to use 9 gigawatts of power—more than double the 4 gigawatts currently used by the entire state of Utah, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. In recent months, large data centre projects—often used to power AI and digital services—have faced backlash across the US over their environmental impact, water consumption, and infrastructure costs. Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook X (Twitter): http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@trtworld WhatsApp: trtworld.com/whatsapp Telegram: https://t.me/trtworld Visit our website: http://trt.world
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