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The problem with ethanol that both of you seem unaware of is how energy intensive it is to create ethanol. It takes about 5 gallons of fuel to produce 4 gallons of ethanol.
Let me repeat that: when producing ethanol, you have to spend more fuel than you produce
Ethanol is also used in food and as a disinfectant.
I don't disagree with how bad the production of Ethanol and such can be, just the comparison to AI data centers in terms of cost and usefulness in return.
It's the alcohol in drinks, and that's about it. Ethanol for fuel is not made in the same facilities as beer and whiskey. And as a whiskey fan, we probably shouldn't encourage drinking anyways.
While it can be (vodka is great for keeping wool clean), it generally isn't. You're thinking of isopropanol (aka isopropyl alcohol), which evaporates later in the distillation process (eg the "tail")