I had some questions in my mind about DCs using closed loop systems and read the article a little. In case anyone else also has similar thoughts:
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The company said its water consumption was so high last year because of temporary construction-related activities, such as concrete work, dust control and site preparation.
Once operational, the company said the data centers only will use water for domestic needs, such as bathrooms and kitchens. That will total the equivalent of what four U.S. households use per month, the spokesperson said.
That may not happen for another few years, however. The company is still actively building and expanding its Fayetteville data center campus. It aims to finish in three to five years.
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Neywiny 16 hours ago [-]
I was just thinking about this relative to the headlines that datacenters don't consume as much water as we think, so thanks
alterom 12 hours ago [-]
Will is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this paragraph.
nobodyandproud 17 hours ago [-]
Private equity (Blackstone in this case).
Why am I not surprised? Sleaze through and through.
gnabgib 18 hours ago [-]
Suggested: Data center drains 30M gals of water — until residents complained of pressure
.. at least add the d back to the end
thehoff 18 hours ago [-]
Updated.
burnt-resistor 15 hours ago [-]
Water usage is often a red herring compared to how much power, noise, and pollution a gigascale DC uses/creates.
jmye 13 hours ago [-]
Weird comment on an article where that literally isn’t the case.
I can’t tell if it’s just bot-driven nonsense, not reading the text, or just dishonesty masquerading as commentary.
burnt-resistor 9 hours ago [-]
Do you have anything constructive or non ad hominem to say?
I think you should apologize for being a complete asshat.
The company said its water consumption was so high last year because of temporary construction-related activities, such as concrete work, dust control and site preparation. Once operational, the company said the data centers only will use water for domestic needs, such as bathrooms and kitchens. That will total the equivalent of what four U.S. households use per month, the spokesperson said. That may not happen for another few years, however. The company is still actively building and expanding its Fayetteville data center campus. It aims to finish in three to five years.
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Why am I not surprised? Sleaze through and through.
.. at least add the d back to the end
I can’t tell if it’s just bot-driven nonsense, not reading the text, or just dishonesty masquerading as commentary.
I think you should apologize for being a complete asshat.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Not that space DCs are a good idea™ or economical otherwise.