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[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 1 day ago (8 children)

I don't understand why AI data centers would CONSUME water. Once they fill up their chiller loops, then... that's it, right?

It's hard for me to imagine them relying on the temperature of the incoming water, and dumping all the warm water as discharge.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They're probably using cooling towers, which cool through evaporation. They should be using reclaimed though.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is the right answer. They use evaporative cooling. Which does save a lot of power so they can claim to be "green".

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Hmm, I wonder if that plays into the wild and frequent thunderstorms in Texas now.

Its got to be the data centers or global warming overall (and its shifting of the Jetstream's).

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