The ones like this that use chilled water are open systems which require a steady supply of chilled water from an outside source.
They can operate a short time without it on the backup systems they are supposed to have. The backup systems are expensive and rarely rated for long term use.
Good for Utah. This datacenter brings a lot of money into the state so this is an encouraging move by politicians.
I wonder what motivated politicians to do this; usually they are so useless that it’s a wonder anything gets done at all.
Is 50-55° cold enough?