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1. f-serif · 1790774766 · focus · HN ↗

   I live in a country with unlimited water supply.

   Can someone explain the data center water usage? Data center don't drink water. It cools down the machine.

   What's preventing them getting cool water from a lake and draining to it again to cool down? Where is water going after usage since there is literally zero water consumption?

   1. phyzome · 1790775255 · focus · HN ↗

      Some data centers use evaporative cooling instead of a closed loop.

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