Tag: AI data center

‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

Oliver Milman Wed 13 May 2026 07.30 EDT A plan to create one of the world’s largest datacenters, a gargantuan project spanning an area more than twice the size of Manhattan, has provoked a furious public backlash in Utah amid concerns over its vast energy use and impact upon the state’s stressed water supplies. The Stratos artificial intelligence datacenter footprint will […]