A.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supply - eviltoast
“They were pretty secretive on what they’re doing out there,” says a former mayor about Microsoft’s data center projects.
    • Zima@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      you might be right but some numbers might back up your claim. I doubt that servers could heat water as much as a nuclear reactor. datacenter coolers certainly don’t have to pressurize the water to prevent it from boiling, it doesn’t get that hot.