Utah struggles to chart nuclear power path for data center demand

Proposals to power Utah's booming data center industry with nuclear energy face resistance in a state with deep ties to coal mining and a skeptical public unfamiliar with advanced reactor technology.

First covered Oct 7, 2026 · 1:45 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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Coverage

35d Grist Powering data centers on nuclear? That’s a tough sell in Utah’s coal country.

Primary sources

carbon.utah.gov Understanding the Facts About the Proposed Data Center – Carbon County Utah

More coverage from around the web

interestingengineering.com 456 nuclear reactor-powered data center in Utah proposed by US firm

sltrib.com 2 big data centers are coming to Utah’s coal country. How they’ll be powered has residents ‘up in arms.’

powermag.com Utah Groups Look at Nuclear Options to Power World's Largest Data Center Site

resilience.org 9,000-acre nuclear-powered data center proposed on public lands in Utah - resilience

npr.org A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah

Appeared in: 2026-10-07 (#5)

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