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1. tptacek · 1791145040 · 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. dom96 · 1791150948 · focus · HN ↗

      Why aren’t the data centres just honest about their water usage if it’s seemingly so low?

      1. jerbearito · 1791156428 · focus · HN ↗

         Lincoln data center "comes online" in 2026 (info from Google). These are early, non-mature operating numbers. I'm disappointed this wasn't made more clear in the story and, of course, most of the comments here don't understand the context.

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