Utah's data center could create a massive heat island that could devastate the Great Salt Lake, scientists say


Utah scientists fear the proposed Stratos Project would generate enough heat to alter temperatures, strain wildlife and intensify environmental threats around the Great Salt Lake.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The sun sets over Rocky Mountain Power’s natural-gas fired Gadsby Plant in Salt Lake City, which generates less than one-tenth the energy that the Stratos Project’s plant will potentially produce, as seen on Wednesday September 15, 2021.



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