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This one is larger, physically (22.5 sq ft), than the first datacenter we looked it, but claims less power: 490kw. That's not a ton of power - my Chevy Bolt can draw 150kw from its batteries at max acceleration, and there are much bigger and sportier EVs that can draw something almost up in the range of this datacenter! (though only for brief periods of course! this datacenter probably draws a substantial fraction that much 24/7) Why is there so much less power for this datacenter?
Well, one of the key factors of datacenters is how power-dense they are: how much power they are designed to deliver to each rack, and how much heat they are capable of moving out.
Compute - especially GPU compute for AI - is incredibly power-dense and incredibly hot. So we can guess this datacenter is probably not for compute. If I had to guess, this is probably mainly intended as a "carrier hotel" - it's probably focused on having telecoms companies as tenants. I base this both on the lower power density, and where it is: it's near the Utah State Fairpark, which is in turn relatively close to train tracks heading both east-west and north-south. A lot of long-distance fiber in the US follows both the rail and Interstate road networks, because it's relatively straightforward to run fiber alongside transportation links. Salt Lake City lies on the west side of some of the few passes through the Rockies, so it has a ton of fiber, following I-80, the Union Pacific, etc. This is a good place for carrier hotels.
How is a carrier hotel different from an IXP? At an IXP, the carrier is just pulling in some fiber, maybe one or two routers or something. But they have a lot more equipment that they need than that - they have servers of various kinds too, plus the bigger backbone routers that fan out in many directions, etc. Mobile carriers have a fair amount of wired topology to deal with. That's the kind of stuff they put in carrier hotels, and this is a good spot for them.
I picked this shot because, in the background, you can see the Gadsby Power Plant, one of the main sources for power in #SLC. That's a natural gas plant that generates about 300MW. Put a pin in that number, we'll come back to it later.
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Next, an even smaller datacenter, that just about anyone in #SLC has seen! This is XMission, a local Internet Service Provider that's been running since 1993, so one of The Ancients in Internet time. It's on a very busy part of 4th South, and if you've been by at night, you've seen the big LED display on the front of the building that they put various animations on.
One of the things that I *think* is probably in this building is SLIX: https://slix.net/traffic/ - this is an Internet Exchange Point (IXP), where various carriers meet up to exchange traffic without it having to travel long distances. These are often run as a sort of community infrastructure - it's in the best interests of all networks involved to connect to each other so that they can do their jobs more efficiently.
SLIX is fairly small (according to their own data they carry ~200Gbps, with some spikes up to 1Tbps). There are about 40 networks that meet there: https://slix.net/participants/ . Funny story, when I first got Google Fiber at my house, I was getting routed through California to get to the University of Utah campus just a few miles away. I pinged a guy I know who pinged a guy he knows who ... learned that some of the participants in SLIX didn't have their routes set up right. A config change later, and not only me, but basically everyone on any commercial ISP in the Salt Lake Valley had much more direct routes to campus!
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There's a lot of stuff going around about datacenters, so I decided to do a quick tour yesterday of some of the datacenters in the Salt Lake Valley. Some are indeed quite large, but there are a bunch of smaller ones too - and they are not always where you think!
All of these are publicly known, and you can find them (and ones in your own area) at https://www.datacentermap.com/ .
Let's start with a datacenter that I go by all the time! It's across the street from my grocery store in downtown #SLC. It's listed as a colocation facility; datacenters are famously secretive about who their tenants are, but we can guess that it probably hosts servers belonging to nearby businesses, especially ones that want their storage, etc. nearby, but don't want to have to maintain a secure, cooled room. Given the number of banks that have headquarters nearby, I'd bet at least some of them are customers.
This is a fairly little guy, with apparently 16k square feet of floorspace and 1.6MW of power.
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🚨 I learned today that UTA will be closing all 3 TRAX lines through South Salt Lake and south Salt Lake City for nearly an entire month, starting May 24th. They say to expect massive delays for the bus bridge. I know I'll be avoiding Salt Lake City entirely and planning to catch FrontRunner at Murray if I need to go there. #Utah #SaltLakeCity #SLC https://rideuta.com/Current-Projects/Detours-and-Disruptions/Ballpark-Area-Maintenance-TRAX-Disruptions
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🚨 I learned today that UTA will be closing all 3 TRAX lines through South Salt Lake and south Salt Lake City for nearly an entire month, starting May 24th. They say to expect massive delays for the bus bridge. I know I'll be avoiding Salt Lake City entirely and planning to catch FrontRunner at Murray if I need to go there. #Utah #SaltLakeCity #SLC https://rideuta.com/Current-Projects/Detours-and-Disruptions/Ballpark-Area-Maintenance-TRAX-Disruptions
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🚨 I learned today that UTA will be closing all 3 TRAX lines through South Salt Lake and south Salt Lake City for nearly an entire month, starting May 24th. They say to expect massive delays for the bus bridge. I know I'll be avoiding Salt Lake City entirely and planning to catch FrontRunner at Murray if I need to go there. #Utah #SaltLakeCity #SLC https://rideuta.com/Current-Projects/Detours-and-Disruptions/Ballpark-Area-Maintenance-TRAX-Disruptions
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CW: alc
Great Mash Up is the good beer festival in #SLC - local breweries only, and they do one off collab beers
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Is there an old fashioned phone number I can call to tell a human at the weather app that this "0% chance of rain" it's telling me about for today is wrong? 🤔
☁️🌧️🌬️
#Clouds #Rain #Drought
#Photography #UrbanPhotography
#WestJordanUT #SLC #UT #Utah -
Is there an old fashioned phone number I can call to tell a human at the weather app that this "0% chance of rain" it's telling me about for today is wrong? 🤔
☁️🌧️🌬️
#Clouds #Rain #Drought
#Photography #UrbanPhotography
#WestJordanUT #SLC #UT #Utah -
Is there an old fashioned phone number I can call to tell a human at the weather app that this "0% chance of rain" it's telling me about for today is wrong? 🤔
☁️🌧️🌬️
#Clouds #Rain #Drought
#Photography #UrbanPhotography
#WestJordanUT #SLC #UT #Utah -
Is there an old fashioned phone number I can call to tell a human at the weather app that this "0% chance of rain" it's telling me about for today is wrong? 🤔
☁️🌧️🌬️
#Clouds #Rain #Drought
#Photography #UrbanPhotography
#WestJordanUT #SLC #UT #Utah -
Is there an old fashioned phone number I can call to tell a human at the weather app that this "0% chance of rain" it's telling me about for today is wrong? 🤔
☁️🌧️🌬️
#Clouds #Rain #Drought
#Photography #UrbanPhotography
#WestJordanUT #SLC #UT #Utah -
It's amazing how fuqing queer Utah is, if you don't already know.
Here's a handy lil list of upcoming queer festivals:
Harvey Milk Birthday Street Fair
Friday May 22
4p-9p
Equality Utah block
_____________________
JUN 6,7 Sat/Sun
Utah Pride
Washington Square
______________________
JUN 13 Saturday
West Valley Pride
12p-6p
Utah Cultural Center
_______________________
JUN 14 Sunday
Daybreak Pride
11a-5p
Highland Park
________________________
JUN 27/28 Sat/Sun
SLC Pride
Gateway
________________________
SEP 1st wknd
Logan Pride
________________________
SEP 12 Saturday
Aves Street Fair
________________________
SEP 09 Saturday Aves
9th and 9th Street Fair
10a-6p
________________________
OCT 1st wknd
Ogden Pride
________________________#Pride #PrideFestival
#SLC #SaltLakeCity
#Ogden #Logan #WestValleyCity
#UT #Utah
#SLCPride #QueerUtah -
It's amazing how fuqing queer Utah is, if you don't already know.
Here's a handy lil list of upcoming queer festivals:
Harvey Milk Birthday Street Fair
Friday May 22
4p-9p
Equality Utah block
_____________________
JUN 6,7 Sat/Sun
Utah Pride
Washington Square
______________________
JUN 13 Saturday
West Valley Pride
12p-6p
Utah Cultural Center
_______________________
JUN 14 Sunday
Daybreak Pride
11a-5p
Highland Park
________________________
JUN 27/28 Sat/Sun
SLC Pride
Gateway
________________________
SEP 1st wknd
Logan Pride
________________________
SEP 12 Saturday
Aves Street Fair
________________________
SEP 09 Saturday Aves
9th and 9th Street Fair
10a-6p
________________________
OCT 1st wknd
Ogden Pride
________________________#Pride #PrideFestival
#SLC #SaltLakeCity
#Ogden #Logan #WestValleyCity
#UT #Utah
#SLCPride #QueerUtah -
It's amazing how fuqing queer Utah is, if you don't already know.
Here's a handy lil list of upcoming queer festivals:
Harvey Milk Birthday Street Fair
Friday May 22
4p-9p
Equality Utah block
_____________________
JUN 6,7 Sat/Sun
Utah Pride
Washington Square
______________________
JUN 13 Saturday
West Valley Pride
12p-6p
Utah Cultural Center
_______________________
JUN 14 Sunday
Daybreak Pride
11a-5p
Highland Park
________________________
JUN 27/28 Sat/Sun
SLC Pride
Gateway
________________________
SEP 1st wknd
Logan Pride
________________________
SEP 12 Saturday
Aves Street Fair
________________________
SEP 09 Saturday Aves
9th and 9th Street Fair
10a-6p
________________________
OCT 1st wknd
Ogden Pride
________________________#Pride #PrideFestival
#SLC #SaltLakeCity
#Ogden #Logan #WestValleyCity
#UT #Utah
#SLCPride #QueerUtah -
It's amazing how fuqing queer Utah is, if you don't already know.
Here's a handy lil list of upcoming queer festivals:
Harvey Milk Birthday Street Fair
Friday May 22
4p-9p
Equality Utah block
_____________________
JUN 6,7 Sat/Sun
Utah Pride
Washington Square
______________________
JUN 13 Saturday
West Valley Pride
12p-6p
Utah Cultural Center
_______________________
JUN 14 Sunday
Daybreak Pride
11a-5p
Highland Park
________________________
JUN 27/28 Sat/Sun
SLC Pride
Gateway
________________________
SEP 1st wknd
Logan Pride
________________________
SEP 12 Saturday
Aves Street Fair
________________________
SEP 09 Saturday Aves
9th and 9th Street Fair
10a-6p
________________________
OCT 1st wknd
Ogden Pride
________________________#Pride #PrideFestival
#SLC #SaltLakeCity
#Ogden #Logan #WestValleyCity
#UT #Utah
#SLCPride #QueerUtah -
It's amazing how fuqing queer Utah is, if you don't already know.
Here's a handy lil list of upcoming queer festivals:
Harvey Milk Birthday Street Fair
Friday May 22
4p-9p
Equality Utah block
_____________________
JUN 6,7 Sat/Sun
Utah Pride
Washington Square
______________________
JUN 13 Saturday
West Valley Pride
12p-6p
Utah Cultural Center
_______________________
JUN 14 Sunday
Daybreak Pride
11a-5p
Highland Park
________________________
JUN 27/28 Sat/Sun
SLC Pride
Gateway
________________________
SEP 1st wknd
Logan Pride
________________________
SEP 12 Saturday
Aves Street Fair
________________________
SEP 09 Saturday Aves
9th and 9th Street Fair
10a-6p
________________________
OCT 1st wknd
Ogden Pride
________________________#Pride #PrideFestival
#SLC #SaltLakeCity
#Ogden #Logan #WestValleyCity
#UT #Utah
#SLCPride #QueerUtah -
@killyourfm it would be hilarious if I know him! I've live here 30 years, and when I finally escaped, I realized it's still home base. 😅 #SmallLakeCity #SLC
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@killyourfm not much at the moment. I was posting my #nomad stuff on @Lucaas and I started posting photos earlier this year on @Spectrum. But while I'm paused in #SLC, it's hit or miss for posting.
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‼️ important update on Empanada availability in #SLC ‼️
https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2026/04/25/salt-lake-city-cafe-serves-up/
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My friend, Bryan Young, hosts Trivia Night at Keys On Main in Salt Lake City. The next one is May 6, with the theme "Revenge of the Sith".
He's not just any trivia host - he's an expert on the Star Wars universe, as an author and as a fan. So I am SUPER EXCITED to go to this one! 😁
#SLC #SaltLakeCity #Utah
#StarWarsDay #StarWars #MTFBWY
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My friend, Bryan Young, hosts Trivia Night at Keys On Main in Salt Lake City. The next one is May 6, with the theme "Revenge of the Sith".
He's not just any trivia host - he's an expert on the Star Wars universe, as an author and as a fan. So I am SUPER EXCITED to go to this one! 😁
#SLC #SaltLakeCity #Utah
#StarWarsDay #StarWars #MTFBWY
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1W2XjcJiuMYanBWKB24WVMpAv2rcWYKGqpNC9cYPbmUU/mobilepresent?slide=id.p - Jonathan did a great talk on getting up to speed #coding with #AI in #SLC
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/198367/ SLC Digital and Ideco Partner to Launch Hardware-Rooted Biometric Identity Platform in South Africa #Africa #and #Biometric #digital #HardwareRooted #Ideco #identity #in #launch #Partner #platform #SLC #south #SouthAfrica #to
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I just saw the Salt Lake City wizard guy with his wild beard and his big hooded black cloak. In the top of his branching, gnarled staff, festooned with crystaline pendants, he had perched a Big Gulp
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“Starting in May, all newly published stories on sltrib.com and in the app will be free to read — no subscription required.”
I’d love to see more of this. Public television. Public radio. And now, public newspapers.
#journalism #nonprofit #SLC #SaltLakeCity
https://www.sltrib.com/news/business/2026/03/31/tribune-paywall-removal-details/ -
Very cool things happening in #SLC! My friend Roger is beginning a workshop about voice training, geared towards trans people, in collaboration with the Utah Pride Center. I'm very excited for tomorrow!
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I dislike flying as much as the rest person, but I love #SLC airport. Even with the rough spot TSA is in, we were through security in no time*. Then there’s the local businesses, just got a coffee at Hugo for $3.50, less than what I pay in town these days. Now we hang out in a roomy waiting area looking at the mountains.
*I read somewhere that the state of Utah guarantees (some) pay for TSA workers? I know for a fact that they do pay to keep the national parks open in case of a fed shutdown.
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This is a moon appreciation post. 🌓
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Hey #SLC, the time to organize and mobilize is here
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/03/14/salt-lake-city-ice-warehouse-who/
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Salt Lake City, missing being on a plane today. Need to travel somewhere. #slc #saltlakecity #photo #photograph #silentsunday #travel #plane #travel
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Cheesecake Loves Strawberry was divine! I enjoyed a wonderfully complex experience of dark chocolate and strawberry mouth feels, wrapped around a cheesecake, contained in a crêpe made of Tardis particles and magic from campfire s'mores topped with whipped cream.
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Today's nomad adventures included a local place called MillCrêpes Cafe in the downtown Salt Lake City area that I found myself at by surprise! It was such a divine pleasure! 💚
#Nomad 🧭
#Food
#Photography
#TravelPhotography
#FoodPhotography
#SaltLakeCity #SLC #Utah -
CW: pork, alcohol
Not sure why I hadn't been there yet, but Sol Agave is definitely up in the pantheon of Mexican restaurants in #SLC
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How many runways can you see for Salt Lake City International airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kslc/en #saltlakecityinternationalairport #airport #saltlakecity #usa #kslc #slc #aviation #avgeek vl
