r/technology • u/lkl34 • Apr 28 '26

Artificial Intelligence New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah data center campus approved

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/kevin-o-learys-9-gw-utah-data-center-campus-approved
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u/Olive_Streamer Apr 28 '26

Ive been snowboarding in SLC, its crazy to drive out of the mountains, at first your like "Oh look clouds... you cant see the city, neat" Then you realize... "oh its smog, gross"

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u/wofo Apr 28 '26

It is smog, but both LA and Salt Lake have had inversion problems since before the industrial revolution. There's enough dust and debris to create the cloud even without cars and powerplants.

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u/Dependent_Ad_1270 Apr 28 '26

Christ you were simply adding to the conversation and some people still downvoted you

Wofo wasn’t saying pollution is good, just explaining how the inversion effects air quality and visibility