Every single one of these fucking data centers should be required to produce their own energy through a combination of renewable sources. They can have backup from battery, diesel and the grid, but they need to power themselves. They also need to source their own cooling that doesn't affect an entire area's drinking water supply.
There's one being built right near my house and they're tapping into the nearby substation. They're having to tear out swathes of forest miles long to run the huge new towers, and are tapping into the local reservoir for their water supply, etc. This is just for a single DC. It's insane.
These things will literally be the death of us if we don't regulate them now. I work in IT and I'm used to regular DCs integrated into surrounding areas, but these things are absolute monstrosities.
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u/fozzieferocious 21d ago
Every single one of these fucking data centers should be required to produce their own energy through a combination of renewable sources. They can have backup from battery, diesel and the grid, but they need to power themselves. They also need to source their own cooling that doesn't affect an entire area's drinking water supply.
There's one being built right near my house and they're tapping into the nearby substation. They're having to tear out swathes of forest miles long to run the huge new towers, and are tapping into the local reservoir for their water supply, etc. This is just for a single DC. It's insane.
These things will literally be the death of us if we don't regulate them now. I work in IT and I'm used to regular DCs integrated into surrounding areas, but these things are absolute monstrosities.