Utah is about to become home to one of the largest AI data centers ever proposed. The project covers around 40,000 acres — an area more than twice the size of Manhattan — and could require up to 9 gigawatts of electricity. That’s an unbelievable amount of power, enough to rival the electricity demand of an entire state. The reason? The explosive growth of artificial intelligence. Training and running advanced AI models requires thousands of specialized chips running nonstop, creating a massive d