'The government has all but forgotten that most data centres require water to cool their systems': Industry trade board warns UK government over data center thirst for resources

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They don’t require it. They choose to use it out of pure laziness.

Absolutely this. I only came here to say this very thing; just, not as well.

Datacenters using water for cooling are a bit of a rarity outside the dotcoms, I think.

What do you mean outside the dotcoms?

Some companies pay for closed loop and not evaporation because they’re not cartoonishly evil.

Some companies call themselves closed loop and dump the water after use and refill the loop

Oh that’s dirty, don’t know why I’m surprised

Maybe require them to build 2x the required desalination plants and give that extra to the public for free?

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