My question was based on the amount of water used by a data center (closed loop) that is used in the closed loop vs used to run the rest of the data center.
In my little bit of searching, I got some stats that suggest that in a closed loop system the closed loop cooling only uses about 25% of the data center’s total usage.
But either way, the take away that some people will take from the article’s title and contents is that these data centers are AI data centers. But non-AI data centers are still being built as more and more people gain Internet access.
This assumption colors how people will take this news and whether it’s “good or bad”.
My question was based on the amount of water used by a data center (closed loop) that is used in the closed loop vs used to run the rest of the data center.
In my little bit of searching, I got some stats that suggest that in a closed loop system the closed loop cooling only uses about 25% of the data center’s total usage.
But either way, the take away that some people will take from the article’s title and contents is that these data centers are AI data centers. But non-AI data centers are still being built as more and more people gain Internet access.
This assumption colors how people will take this news and whether it’s “good or bad”.