Aussie Data Centers Could Swallow 40 Million Litres Of Water Per Day, That’s About 80,000 Households
Australia’s AI boom is facing a water reality check.
“Australia is well positioned to become a global data centre hub, and that needn’t be at the expense of our water resources,”
What I don’t get is why these data centers are destroying water. I mean, water is recycleable. Its only being used for cooling. So it should still be available for all other household uses once its cooling job is done. This thing I keep hearing makes no sense at all to me.