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Candidate discusses data centers, AI, energy and privacy trade-offs for Utah County
Summary
Jonah Johnson told a Utah County Republican Party podcast that data centers bring tax revenue but raise water and grid concerns; he favors state-local coordination, diversified energy (including nuclear), privacy protections for surveillance and limited ID verification for protecting minors online.
In a discussion on technology and infrastructure, Jonah Johnson weighed the competing demands of economic development, resource use and privacy. He told host Charles Max Wood that while data centers can generate significant tax revenue—he cited an example that could have produced about $2.8 million annually for Provo—they also consume water and electricity and require careful site selection.
Johnson said the state should coordinate with cities and counties to plan where data centers and other…
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