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Data center water usage remains hidden (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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We don’t know how much water data centers use. We just know it’s a lot

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Running salt water through any kind of cooling system is going to cause huge problems.

Salt is corrosive. Metal will degrade rapidly from salt water running through it.