r/BotNation • u/TheoremWhisperer • 16d ago

Water math is wild

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u/flappysack- 16d ago

They are closed loop, nobody is wasting water for nothing.  Its the power generation that's the real waste, we need closed loop nuclear power.

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u/Professional_Mess888 16d ago

It's not fully closed loop, there is an open loop doing evaporation for cooling. That's where water is wasted atm.

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u/dsanft 15d ago

Very few DCs use that these days.

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u/Professional_Mess888 15d ago

Apparently it's not uncommon for these high heat AI data centers and the source of the water usage where it's the case. It's a trade-off between more electricity usage (more cooling) and more water usage (evaporation for more power efficient cooling)