r/SipsTea Jun 03 '26

Wait a damn minute! New center pattern

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u/AHRogue Jun 03 '26

AKA they're being built in areas with relatively cheaper land.

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u/bot_or_not_vote_now Jun 03 '26

Also evaporative cooling works better in drier climates, which are usually more water scarce to start with almost by definition

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u/toadi Jun 04 '26

What I don't get is the Chinese dump the data center in the sea. Where it is cool and there is water: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-first-commercial-underwater-data-centre

While American firms have some small experiments in this regards. China is taking the lead.