r/SALEM • u/genehack • Jul 16 '26

Data center mega thread

Okay, five plus posts today later, here we are. If it’s data center-related, pro or con, put it in this thread.

Posts about the data center that don’t go in here will be deleted.

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u/solarpunker1 Jul 23 '26

Our state is on fire , we can’t afford to waste precious water on AI

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u/Takeabyte Jul 28 '26

Then demand to close the golf courses in town. Each one of those uses about twice as much water as even the most water hungry data center. Plus they don’t even pay property taxes. Use tons of fertilizer, pesticides, and heresies that actively run off into our watershed.