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Comment by froindt

11 hours ago

Looks like QTS is doing closed loop cooling.

https://kutv.com/news/utah-water/questions-grow-over-water-u...

That one is "only" 300 MW but either way I'm surprised. Is the climate there particularly cold or is something else going on?

  • Salt Lake City area is not particularly cold. It definitely gets hot in the summer, and snow in the valley melts within a day or so.

    Looks like the cedar rapids site is also closed loop, with the full buildout being a hair over 1 gigawatt. Compared to salt lake city, colder in the winter, and a bit cooler in the summer but with very high humidity comparatively.

    https://corridorbusiness.com/qts-data-center-project-will-pu...