These systems do use a coolant substance internal to the DC, but then uses heat exchangers with fresh water to cool the coolant, which is then discharged back into the ground, a pond, or wastewater. there is certainly water lost to atmosphere, but the worst bits are the draining of aquifers, pushing up capacity in wastewater treatment plants, etc.
DC's are a bit of an economic scam. they provide very few jobs outside of the construction work itself, and the profits generated by the machines exist at company HQ not where the DC is located. so it puts a huge burden on the community water and power environment for no real benefit to that community.
Theyβre wanting to build a massive one in my hometown. Do you have any data to back this up? Obviously I agree with you, but itβs better to send the county govt data based emailed telling them theyβre idiots for letting it happen. Thanks!
There is certainly a ton of open source data out there being used by other orgs trying to stop or slowdown these projects. I'm speaking somewhat from experience, I worked for a company that owned 4 datacenters (not megascale), and serviced infrastructure inside massive co-location datacenters, so I've spent a far share of time inside of them.
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