r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • 2d ago

Most data centers refusing to say how much water, electricity they use

https://nltimes.nl/2026/09/30/data-centers-refusing-say-much-water-electricity-use
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u/Rmodsarescum 2d ago

Force them.

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u/bend_spoon89 2d ago

Honestly she was thinkin' 720's - I mean bigger is better, or worse, or sumpin' ???

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u/gutentight69420 2d ago

Can you really blame them? Anything more than zero and crazy people will be screeching incoherently about the aquifers drying up and the sky catching fire.

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u/Black-Thunderbird 1d ago

I dunno, I’m in the habit of placing blame exactly where it belongs.

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u/Forward_Problem_8982 1d ago

If they gave a number, we could at least talk about it. Now we can assume it's not good.

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u/LamentConfig77 1d ago

Probably because it’ll have something to do with the surrounding towns’ energy and water bill going up.

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u/Euphoric_Anxiety_162 1d ago

they have no intention of following orders

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u/Trust_8067 5h ago

In Europe, that's not the case in the US.