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Government and regulatory sources

Tooele County

• Tooele County Council — agendas, minutes, meeting video
• Tooele County Community Development Department — current applications, zoning maps, ordinances
• Tooele County Health Department — air, water, and environmental health information
• Tooele County Emergency Services — emergency response planning

State of Utah

• Utah Office of Energy Development — Operation Gigawatt, state energy strategy
• Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) — incentive programs, economic data
• Utah Division of Air Quality — permits, monitoring data, regulations
• Utah Division of Water Rights — allocations, applications, hearings
• Utah Division of Water Quality — discharge permits, water protection
• Utah Public Service Commission — utility rate cases and grid decisions
• Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) — project areas, board meetings
• Utah Inland Port Authority — port jurisdiction projects
• San Rafael Energy Research Center — advanced nuclear research activity

Federal

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — data center water and energy reports
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) — Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, energy data
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) — reactor licensing, safety
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — federal land use decisions

Utilities

• Rocky Mountain Power — large customer services, rate schedules, integrated resource plans
• Dominion Energy — natural gas service
• Local water districts (varies by location)
• Local fire districts (varies by location)

Research and policy organizations

A range of perspectives is included intentionally. Listing a source isn’t an endorsement of its conclusions; it’s an acknowledgment that the source is part of the public conversation.

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — U.S. data center energy use studies
• International Energy Agency (IEA) — global data center energy and water analysis
• Uptime Institute — industry standards and benchmarking
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) — grid and generation research
• Utah State University Extension — local environmental and agricultural research
• University of Utah — Great Salt Lake research, air quality, public health
• Brigham Young University — environmental engineering, energy studies
• The Sutherland Institute — Utah-focused policy commentary
• Utah Foundation — nonpartisan public policy research

News coverage

Local and regional coverage of Utah data center development. Outlets are listed without endorsement.

• The Salt Lake Tribune
• Deseret News
• KSL News
• Utah News Dispatch
• KUER / Utah Public Radio
• Tooele Transcript Bulletin
• Grist (environmental coverage in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune)

Data and reports

• EPA Report to Congress on Data Center Water and Energy Use (most recent edition)
• DOE national data center energy use estimates
• Utah State Energy Plan and Operation Gigawatt documentation
• Tooele County General Plan and zoning ordinances
• Great Salt Lake Strike Team reports
• Loudoun County, VA — “Data Center Capital of the World: A Strategy for a Changing Paradigm”, white paper by Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Mike Turner. Practitioner guidance from the world’s largest data center community; summarized on our Best Practices page.