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New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'L...

Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah Data Center Campus: A New Era of AI Energy Infrastructure

Imagine a single facility that could power the entire state of Utah, twice over. Kevin O'Leary's proposed 9 Gigawatt (GW) AI data center campus in Utah is a game-changer, not just for computing, but for the very fabric of our energy grid. To put that into perspective, Utah typically consumes between 4 to 5 GW of electricity on average, peaking near 7 GW. This behemoth of a data center would demand more than twice the state's average consumption and well over its peak.

📖 The Future of Energy Infrastructure

To understand the full implications of this project, and how it will reshape the way we think about energy and computing, dive deeper into the story.

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