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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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  1. drnick1 · · focus · HN ↗
    So what? Water used for cooling doesn't disappear.
    1. ordersofmag · · focus · HN ↗
      Historically large data centers used evaporative cooling. So the water disappeared in sense that it's no longer available in a useful form in it's original locations. That's changing with growing use of closed-loop systems.
      1. jchook · · focus · HN ↗
        It evaporates into the location though?
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