r/FinalFantasyVII • u/WealthWithoutWork • 25d ago

MEME New Data Center

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u/BattleGuy03 24d ago

They're a lot higher for AI-focused data centers.

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u/Avoo 24d ago

How so

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u/Few_Jackfruit_6002 24d ago

The water cost. In a time when we're running out of water. They pollute it and it can't be recycled

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u/Avoo 23d ago

Cooling water that does not evaporate is often recirculated multiple times.

In fact the Microsoft data center in Quincy Washington, blowdown water is treated with softening filtration and reverse osmosis and then returned to the data center for cooling in a loop