The Stratos artificial intelligence datacenter footprint will cover more than 40,000 acres (62 sq miles) over three sites in Box Elder county in north-western Utah. The facility will require about 9GW of power, which is more than the entire state of Utah currently consumes, and suck up a significant amount of water in an area that has been hit by severe drought in recent years.



Corrosion and mould are more of a problem than cooling.
less likely in a dry environent, or the desert. fungi doesnt cant survive in extreme heat.