… Stratos developers say the project would bring an initial $30 million to the county and a permanent 2,000 skilled jobs, higher than the 50 jobs data centers typically provide, according to a 2024 Virginia legislative audit of the industry in that state. In terms of water, backers say the project wouldn’t draw directly from the Great Salt Lake and would use two kinds of cooling systems to keep servers from overheating: a closed-loop system circulating liquid and air-based cooling. They’re also seeking water rights for more than 13,000 acre-feet — enough to supply 26,000 households per year — saying those rights are attached to the land they’re buying. But they contend the data center would use less water than the ranchers there do now.

Other data center water use news:

• Westside Current (Los Angeles): El Segundo residents defeat 50MW AI data center proposal after swift community pushback
• The Nevada Independent: Opinion: Big Pahrump data center proposal turns heads of skeptical residents
• Las Vegas Review-Journal: Editorial: Data center shows downside to federal land ownership
• The New York Times: Opinion: The environmental case against data centers is misguided