Can you build data centers in a desert without draining the water supply? Utah is finding out.

In late September, Governor Spencer Cox of Utah stood on the shores of the drying Great Salt Lake, flanked by top legislative leaders and wealthy developers as he unveiled a new partnership between the state government, a nonprofit, and business owners, that he said could help refill Utah’s iconic inland sea in time for the 2034 Winter Olympics.

A massive $6.6 billion data center could be coming to Independence. What we know

AI cloud management firm Nebius plans to establish its United States hub on 2.5 million square feet of an Independence industrial park.
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Inside a data center that could power our AI future (it’s not where you’d think)

As AI increases demand for data centers, many will get built in dense metropolitan areas close to where people live and work.

Despite no data center plans, Carroll leaders draft moratorium on building them

No developers have applied for a permit to build a data center in Carroll County. Still, the Board of Carroll County Commissioners voted Thursday to draft a deferral ordinance that would place a temporary moratorium on any potential data center projects.
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Kansas City just changed its zoning to make data centers harder to build

The zoning change is the first regulation on where data centers can be built in the city. Advocates see it as the first step in limiting the AI data center boom.