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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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  1. tptacek · · focus · HN ↗
    So, basically, not a meaningful amount of water at all. Credit to the story authors for taking the time to frame what 13MM gallons actually works out to.
    1. deckar01 · · focus · HN ↗
      Are you regularly filling Olympic sized pools and checking the water usage of an entire town in Nebraska? I would rather see this put into context by comparing it to other businesses normalized by power usage or square footage.
      1. tptacek · · focus · HN ↗
        No, I'm not checking the water usage of Olympic swimming pools, because I intuitively understand that they are not meaningful users of water.
        1. linsomniac · · focus · HN ↗
          >they are not meaningful users of water.

          How so? NOT COUNTING leaks and filling, the average Olympic sized swimming pool uses 1-2 million gallons of water a year.

          See EPA Commercial Pooland Spa Equipment Best Management Practices for Commercial and Institutional Facilities <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.epa.gov&#x2F;system&#x2F;files&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2023-11&#x2F;ws-commercial-bmp-watersenseatwork_section5.3_commercialpoolsandspas.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.epa.gov&#x2F;system&#x2F;files&#x2F;documents&#x2F;2023-11&#x2F;ws-commer...

          1. ordersofmag · · focus · HN ↗
            Please compare 1 million gallons to the 1 quadrillion gallons in the aquifer, or the 31 trillion that falls from sky each year in Nebraska and get back to me.
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