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1. se4u · 1791149642 · focus · HN ↗

   I dont like the olympic swimming pool comparisons so I converted to immigrant population comparisons. How many people's worth of electricity and water are the data centers consuming , of course all the analysis was done on gemini since we are talking about google data centers :) here's the output

   > Data centers impact local utilities unevenly: while their water consumption is roughly equivalent to adding a small town of 25,000 people, their electrical footprint across the state exceeds the residential power needs of the entire population of Nebraska.

   > Together, Google’s three Nebraska data center sites draw enough electricity to power up to 290,000 homes—equivalent to supplying the entire residential power grid for roughly one-third of Nebraska’s total population.

   1. WarmWash · 1791151450 · focus · HN ↗

      Now compare to Nebraska's water usage...
   2. turtletontine · 1791153817 · focus · HN ↗

      Why do you say “immigrant population”?

      1. se4u · 1791184345 · focus · HN ↗

         you can say something like data centers are using as much electricity as if 33% new people started living in Nebraska. they are like our new neighbors. A new county of benevolent super-smart scientists in a data center.

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