Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoAs Data Centers Proliferate, Illinois Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water. "This isn’t reused wastewater. This is drinking water”insideclimatenews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down10
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minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 days agoWhat do datacenters need large volumes of running water for? Can they not do a continuous loop? It’s for cooling computers, right? That can’t be done with a closed loop of water?
What do datacenters need large volumes of running water for? Can they not do a continuous loop? It’s for cooling computers, right? That can’t be done with a closed loop of water?