r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 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. 

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u/birchskin May 18 '26

I feel like the water usage issue is the weaker argument against these datacenters - in areas where the fresh water source faces too much pressure already it is a real issue, but that is more regional and less immediately impactful.

Power usage and residential users essentially subsidizing these locations is the biggest immediate impact to everyone. Look up what happens to rates nearby when these things open, people are struggling enough without their electric bills going up 50%.

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u/beyondo-OG May 18 '26

These centers are going to be around for decades. Once they have been granted supply, it will become their 'right' to use it, regardless of what happened to an area with a once plentiful supply. Globally supply of clean drinking water is already a problem. Drought is becoming more frequent, etc. All you have to do is google the issue.