The Great Salt Lake, located in Utah, does not directly serve as infrastructure for Texas datacenters, though water from the Colorado River basin that includes Utah's resources is a competing priority for water allocation that affects Texas water availability for datacenter cooling operations.
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May 28, 2026
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Helios Hits 1.6 GW on CREZ Lines Built for Wind a Decade Ago
Governor Spencer Cox rejected the all-gas Stratos model after a water-right filing drew nearly 4,000 protest letters and 6,500 residents demanded action on the Great Salt Lake.
May 6, 2026
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Hut 8 Redesigned a 224 MW Hall to 352 MW. Same Footprint, Same Utility Tie.
In Utah, Kevin O'Leary's 9 GW Stratos project faces hardening opposition after Military Installation Development Authority director Paul Morris told county officials power would be entirely natural gas-generated, against a backdrop of Great Salt Lake stress.