KSL TV's Mike Anderson got a tour of a smaller center at the University of Utah to get the scope of data center water usage in Utah

Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News

KSL TV's Mike Anderson got a tour of a smaller center at the University of Utah to get the scope of data center water usage in Utah

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Published on May 11, 2026, 4:22:14 PM
Total time: 00:05:39

Episode Description

A big focus for those *against* the proposed data center in Box Elder County...WATER. Protesters say they're worried about how much water the center would use to cool its servers.

But those behind the development say it would re-use the same water.

KSL TV's Mike Anderson got a tour of a smaller center at the University of Utah... that uses the closed-loop system. He joins me now live

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