minus-squareelse@lemdro.idtoTechnology@lemmy.world•A.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supplylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoWarm water is the waste product because it’s easier dump the water than to cool the water. Returning the warm water to a usable state is much more expensive at scale. linkfedilink
Warm water is the waste product because it’s easier dump the water than to cool the water. Returning the warm water to a usable state is much more expensive at scale.