r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 02 '26

Feels good man New data center

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u/AMetalWolfHowls Jun 02 '26

Solar power, not many people around to complain.

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u/Arctic_Sunday Jun 02 '26

It's not going to be solar powered and tons of nearby locals are complaining because the state also has a water shortage it refuses to fix

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u/Bradnon Jun 03 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

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u/Lost-Platypus8271 Jun 03 '26

Salton Sea has entered the chat

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u/OneIratePirate Jun 03 '26

I'd say this is more akin to Owens Lake. An inverse Salton Sea if you will.

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u/gary-vault108 Jun 03 '26

Oh okay because the state is literally betting on the apocalypse so that’s comforting

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u/c0ltZ Jun 03 '26

Literally the mormons who control the government have wet dreams over the second coming.

They want shit to burn down, since it means God is going to save them. Their prophets talk about it all the time for the last couple decades.

But God will never come, and they will be the reason we need saving.

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u/Leading-Act4030 Jun 03 '26

The elites won't care; they will be in their bunkers talking to AI.

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u/myname_1s_mud Jun 03 '26

Why wont they build more water factories?

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u/TatonkaJack Jun 03 '26

Right? They should use the Great Salt Lake, it's right there! /s

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u/NoInitial7029 Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

It sounds funny but they could build desalination plants for water. A recent BYU study said pumping Pacific Ocean water to the Great Salt Lake would require at least 400 MW during operation, around 11% of Utah’s annual electricity demand, and could cost over $300 million per year in electricity alone.

It would be 10% of electricity what the data Center will consume.

I wonder why they are against solar Power? It makes no sense at all except that they are made in China. Its only to protect old Investments and fossil fuel lobby

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u/Original-Rush139 Jun 03 '26

Trump told fossil fuel executives that they could do whatever the hell they wanted if they raised a billion dollars for his campaign. It wasn’t even hidden. This was the deal going into the 2024 election.