I would like to see that no water DC. to me, that is the way to go at this rate of expansion. Most of those DCs are probably using water tower evaporation cooling. which is why they consume the water rather than recycle it.
On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM George Toft via PLUG-discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > AI and Data Centers and Water... > > I had a meeting with the Vice-President of Facilities for a 500,000 > square foot data center in January. He told me that at maximum server > load and max cooling, the data center uses 800 gallons per hour. > > Let's do the math: 800*24 = 19,200 gallons of water per day (assuming > max continuous load). > > My house, with its swimming pool, uses 25,000 gallons per month. That's > 833 gallons per day. That 11 acre data center uses 23 times more water > than my house. This is a pretty inconvenient fact. > > That same VP also told me they're building a data center in Phoenix that > uses no water. > > Regards, > > George Toft > > On 3/10/2026 6:14 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > On 2026-03-09 15:40, David Schwartz via PLUG-discuss wrote: > >> Here’s my current take on things: > > > > Interesting take on things!! All of our problems come down to greed. > > > > So Phoenix has a pending water shortage... add tech layoffs,,, add > > return to office... Yikes!! > > > > > > > >> I think the French Revolution is a great indication of what might > >> well happen — the billionaires will get the guilllitine and their > >> wealth will be distributed to everybody they have been stealing from > >> over the past 50 years to accrue their wealth. > >> > >> At some point, the inabilty for a significant portion of the > >> population to make a living wage will catch up to politicians and > >> they’re going to pay dearly for it. > >> > >> When it takes three people making minimum wage to afford to live in a > >> decent home and just get by, while the average home price is $500k > >> and rising, and politicans think anybody who can’t live on minimumw > >> wage is an immigrant who’s here illegally and need to be rounded-up > >> and become a ward of the state with no due-process rights, we’re in > >> for a pretty ugly recokening. > >> > >> A housing crash is is just part of it. That will take the banks down, > >> along with the entire economy. > >> > >> -David Schwartz > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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