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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social 46 min. ago

US data centers tripled annual water consumption to 17B gallons

https://forgeeks.net/us-data-centers-water-use-17-billion-gallons/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49433372

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US data centers tripled annual water consumption to 17B gallons | Hacker News

US data centers tripled water use to 17 billion gallons

US data centers consumed an estimated 17 billion gallons of water in 2023, with electricity generation accounting for more than 80% of the total.

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