Utah has quickly become a hotspot for data center development, thanks to its vast fiber infrastructure and available cheap land and fuel. New proposals are cropping up fast. It’s hard to keep track.

Verge features writer Josh Dzieza discusses his investigation into the Stratos data center, and how Utah residents fought back against it.

Utah currently has at least 48 operational data centers, according to Hiatt’s recent report for the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

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Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. As the number of planned data center projects ...