Google has purchased 300 acres in Eagle Mountain, the rapidly growing city announced Monday, which could be the starting point for a new data center in Utah County.
Eagle Mountain is already home to one of Facebook’s data centers, though the 1.5 million-square-foot facility is not yet fully operational.
The city’s population is booming, according to census data, more than doubling in the past 10 years to more than 43,000.
This won’t be Google’s first foray into Utah. The tech giant already has offices in Salt Lake City and Provo.
Early last year, Google opened a data center in Salt Lake City as part of its efforts to expand its cloud services — including data storage and computing — while making them faster and more reliable. It is one of nearly two dozen such centers built by the company.
Completing a data center can take years, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, because of the time needed to buy land, build facilities, and acquire and install equipment.
This story will be updated.
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