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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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phendrenad2 · 1791166065 · focus · HN ↗
Data centers could avoid the whole water usage debate if they just collected rainwater on the roof or something. Most places that are getting datacenters are heavy rainers.
1. kube-system · 1791171162 · focus · HN ↗
  Not sure if those are the same places though -- evaporative cooling works best in dry places.

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