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NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive)

Bluffdale, Salt Lake County, Utah

OperatingNo reception on recordRecord updated October 13, 2026

NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive) is an operating data center in Bluffdale, Utah (Salt Lake County), operated by National Security Agency. The public record puts it at 65 MW operating.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
National Security Agency
Facility type
Data center
Location
Bluffdale, Salt Lake County, UT
Coordinates
40.4290, -111.9327 (approximate)
Power capacity
65 MW operating
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. 2014
    Operating
    Opened in 2014 on Camp Williams Source: Center for Land Use Interpretation

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of October 13, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive) in Bluffdale, Salt Lake County, Utah appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

Notes on the record

On Camp Williams (National Guard reservation) in Bluffdale. About 1M sq ft campus with about 100,000 sq ft of data center space and a 65 MW power capacity. Reported cost figures conflict ($1.5B per NSA via DCK vs about $3B per CLUI), so investment is omitted. The coordinates are approximate.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Land area
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive) in Bluffdale?

Nothing on record as of October 13, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive) in Bluffdale, Salt Lake County, Utah appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive)?

No lawsuit over NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive) appears in the record we track as of October 13, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive) use?

No water withdrawal figure for NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive), and how big is it?

National Security Agency is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 65 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "NSA Utah Data Center (Bumblehive)," updated October 13, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/nsa-utah-data-center-bluffdale-ut.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/nsa-utah-data-center-bluffdale-ut, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.NSA Utah Data Center, Utah · Center for Land Use Interpretation · retrieved October 13, 2026
  2. 2.NSA Data Center Plagued by Electrical Problems · Data Center Knowledge · retrieved October 13, 2026

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