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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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1-6 · 1791145424 · focus · HN ↗
You can get better cooling performance at the cost of slight water usage or you can use more energy without using water at all.
The greener solution is to use water.
1. goda90 · 1791177852 · focus · HN ↗
  The greenest solution is to not consume something at all. Growth can't last forever on this planet. Do we want to spend our limited resources like this?

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