Cooling. Even closed loops evaporate a lot.
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eatham@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
What does a data center need that much water for?
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 3 weeks ago
Closed loops evaporate stuff all. This is 100% from evaporative cooling towers.
If they were using DX or air-to-water chillers the water usage would be negligible. Like how often you top up the radiator in your car.
9point6@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
To compensate for the fact that Texas is a stupid place to build something that needs a lot of cooling