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A Boring Dystopia
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What does a data center need that much water for?
To compensate for the fact that Texas is a stupid place to build something that needs a lot of cooling
Cooling. Even closed loops evaporate a lot.
Closed loops evaporate stuff all. This is 100% from evaporative cooling towers.
If they were using DX or air-to-water chillers the water usage would be negligible. Like how often you top up the radiator in your car.