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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by tptacek on Sunday October 04, 2026 @09:16PM (#49959675)
That's still not a meaningful amount of water! Did you work out what that equates to? We discussed it elsewhere on the thread.
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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by titzer on Sunday October 04, 2026 @09:28PM (#49959729)
A typical house uses 100,000 gallons a year. So that's 5000 homes.
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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by tptacek on Sunday October 04, 2026 @10:54PM (#49960203)
Austin alone added over 70,000 homes over the last 2 years.
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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by mistercheph on Monday October 05, 2026 @07:49AM (#49963625)
Austin metro area has a larger population than the state of Nebraska.
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Re:Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and e... by tptacek on Monday October 05, 2026 @08:13AM (#49963812)
Do you recall reading many articles about the water usage calamity 70,000 new houses constitute?
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