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Kevin O’Leary’s proposed 9GW "hyperscale" AI data center in Utah will consume double the state's entire electricity usage and generate the waste heat of 23 atom bombs a day.

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Lemmynated@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/05/07/utahs-data-center-could-create/

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  • ContactClosure@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This asinine and misguided project needs to be stopped right now. I’m tired of headlines talking about it as if A anyone wants it other than the billionaires and B it’s remotely reasonable even if people did want it.

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  • Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Don’t worry, it won’t get built, just like most other AI datacenters that have been announced.

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  • Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    mormons used to kill people over far less than attempting to destroy their state

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