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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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aliasxneo · 1791145670 · focus · HN ↗
I lived in a smaller rural town near a Google datacenter. During my career there I had routinely come across some outlandish accusations made about our water/power usage from the locals. But for obvious reasons I could never dispute them. I remember we hired a local who'd grown up in the town and he was "really surprised" when he started to see what we were doing to remain efficient.
The current data center craze just feels like the same thing but on a bigger scale.
1. WarmWash · 1791151707 · focus · HN ↗
  The current hysteria has little to do with datacenters and a lot to do with societal unrest about AI.
  1. hackernud3s · 1791154168 · focus · HN ↗
    That can't be true. People obviously believe DCs have big local impact and it really does affect their power bills at least.
    The global impact of AI doesn't change when you force DCs to build in another area.
    carefree-bob · 1791166145 · focus · HN ↗
    Kansas is a rural state that survives because of government agricultural subsidies as well as costly boondoggles such as ethanol that everyone else has to pay for. Complaining about government subsidies also going to other people is a bit rich.

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