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Rep. Malloy: data centers must show water use up front; Utah should expand energy options including microreactors
Summary
Corey Malloy told a Utah County Republican Party podcast that data centers should demonstrate upfront water usage and accountability before approvals and incentives; he said Utah should pursue diverse energy options, including smaller nuclear reactors, to keep power affordable.
Representative Corey Malloy said the legislature recently passed requirements for data centers to estimate water use before receiving approval or incentives and that cities should have primary land-use authority to judge local resource availability.
"The bill that was passed is specifically related to water... there is a mathematical formula, how much water per whatever they do in the data…
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