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LaRocque said the decision is baffling, citing concerns over rising electricity demand, massive water consumption and air pollution linked to AI data centres.

“Vancouver is in the middle of a housing crisis and water shortage,” he said. “These centres will use more heat and water — it seems counterintuitive to me.”

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[–] wampus@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

Hm, interesting -- though them requiring specific server setups to take advantage of the water-based cooling systems in the datacenter makes me pause a bit. I've seen what I imagine are those sorts of rigs at the DC I use for work, typically in segregated areas of the datacenter. Building a DC with that capability though, doesn't necessarily equate to having customers to fill the racks.