{"id":247,"date":"2026-05-26T21:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growtooele.com\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2026-05-26T22:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:48:59","slug":"data-center-resource-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growtooele.com\/?page_id=247","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Resource Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"247\" class=\"elementor elementor-247\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051a3e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"051a3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c903b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c903b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aee846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6aee846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where the information on this site comes from, and where to go for more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2ed60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a2ed60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac2126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac2126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;ve tried to source every factual claim on this site. If you find something that needs a citation or correction, please let us know.<\/p><h2>Government and regulatory sources<\/h2><h3>Tooele County<\/h3><ul><li><strong>Tooele County Council<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 agendas, minutes, meeting video<\/li><li><strong>Tooele County Community Development Department<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 current applications, zoning maps, ordinances<\/li><li><strong>Tooele County Health Department<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 air, water, and environmental health information<\/li><li><strong>Tooele County Emergency Services<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 emergency response planning<\/li><\/ul><h3>State of Utah<\/h3><ul><li><strong>Utah Office of Energy Development<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Operation Gigawatt, state energy strategy<\/li><li><strong>Utah Governor&#8217;s Office of Economic Development (GOED)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 incentive programs, economic data<\/li><li><strong>Utah Division of Air Quality<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 permits, monitoring data, regulations<\/li><li><strong>Utah Division of Water Rights<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 allocations, applications, hearings<\/li><li><strong>Utah Division of Water Quality<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 discharge permits, water protection<\/li><li><strong>Utah Public Service Commission<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 utility rate cases and grid decisions<\/li><li><strong>Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 project areas, board meetings<\/li><li><strong>Utah Inland Port Authority<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 port jurisdiction projects<\/li><li><strong>San Rafael Energy Research Center<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 advanced nuclear research activity<\/li><\/ul><h3>Federal<\/h3><ul><li><strong>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 data center water and energy reports<\/li><li><strong>U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, energy data<\/li><li><strong>U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 reactor licensing, safety<\/li><li><strong>Bureau of Land Management (BLM)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 federal land use decisions<\/li><\/ul><h2>Utilities<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Rocky Mountain Power<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 large customer services, rate schedules, integrated resource plans<\/li><li><strong>Dominion Energy<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 natural gas service<\/li><li>Local water districts (varies by location)<\/li><li>Local fire districts (varies by location)<\/li><\/ul><h2>Research and policy organizations<\/h2><p>A range of perspectives is included intentionally. Listing a source isn&#8217;t an endorsement of its conclusions; it&#8217;s an acknowledgment that the source is part of the public conversation.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 U.S. data center energy use studies<\/li><li><strong>International Energy Agency (IEA)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 global data center energy and water analysis<\/li><li><strong>Uptime Institute<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 industry standards and benchmarking<\/li><li><strong>Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 grid and generation research<\/li><li><strong>Utah State University Extension<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 local environmental and agricultural research<\/li><li><strong>University of Utah<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Great Salt Lake research, air quality, public health<\/li><li><strong>Brigham Young University<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 environmental engineering, energy studies<\/li><li><strong>The Sutherland Institute<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Utah-focused policy commentary<\/li><li><strong>Utah Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 nonpartisan public policy research<\/li><\/ul><h2>News coverage<\/h2><p>Local and regional coverage of Utah data center development. Outlets are listed without endorsement.<\/p><ul><li>The Salt Lake Tribune<\/li><li>Deseret News<\/li><li>KSL News<\/li><li>Utah News Dispatch<\/li><li>KUER \/ Utah Public Radio<\/li><li>Tooele Transcript Bulletin<\/li><li>Grist (environmental coverage in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune)<\/li><\/ul><h2>Data and reports<\/h2><ul><li><strong>EPA Report to Congress on Data Center Water and Energy Use<\/strong>\u00a0(most recent edition)<\/li><li><strong>DOE national data center energy use estimates<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Utah State Energy Plan<\/strong>\u00a0and Operation Gigawatt documentation<\/li><li><strong>Tooele County General Plan<\/strong>\u00a0and zoning ordinances<\/li><li><strong>Great Salt Lake Strike Team reports<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Loudoun County, VA \u2014 &#8220;Data Center Capital of the World: A Strategy for a Changing Paradigm&#8221;<\/strong>, white paper by Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Mike Turner. Practitioner guidance from the world&#8217;s largest data center community; summarized on our\u00a0<a href=\"#best-practices\">Best Practices<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c94bec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c94bec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3585bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3585bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Tools for residents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#handout\">Questions Worth Asking \u2014 Resident Handout (printable)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/growtooele.com\/?page_id=243\">Glossary of Terms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/growtooele.com\/?page_id=226\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/growtooele.com\/?page_id=227\">Active and Proposed Projects<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8877a89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8877a89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28a8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b28a8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>A note on sources<\/h4><p>Where sources disagree, we say so. Where research is still emerging, we say so. Where a claim is widely circulated but not currently supported by evidence, we describe what the evidence does and doesn&#8217;t show \u2014 see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/growtooele.com\/?page_id=246\">What the Evidence Shows<\/a>. If you believe a source we cite is misrepresented, or if you have a credible source we&#8217;ve missed, please write to us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources Where the information on this site comes from, and where to go for more. 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