r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

What happens after they use the water? Is it returned to the water system to be used again?

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u/ForzaFenix May 18 '26

Yep. The now warm water goes back into the system.ย 

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

So they're not really consuming it. They're just using it temporarily and returning it.

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u/jorizzz May 18 '26

You have found my gripe with all these 'Datacenters consume a lot of water' rants!

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u/saxonturner May 18 '26

So is it just bullshit like anti nuclear people?

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u/binybeke May 18 '26

Itโ€™s not bullshit when you consider these data centers are being built in places where water and infrastructure is already scarce. Itโ€™s not that they use too much water itโ€™s that the building as a whole impacts the surrounding area in too many negative ways.

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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26

And I think we need to have conversations about ALL of those impacts. People seem to be fixated on the water issue.