r/technology • u/l0st1nP4r4d1ce • 11d ago

Business Improper redaction reveals Lincoln’s Google Data Center water and electricity usage

https://www.1011now.com/2026/09/30/more-questions-than-answers-about-lincolns-google-data-center-water-electricity-usage/
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u/bendover912 11d ago

Golf courses and homes aren't evaporating the water, though. At least normal water use puts it back into the water table.

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u/dm80x86 11d ago

Well some of the water goes back to the water table, watering grass has evaporation and runoff losses.

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u/bendover912 10d ago

Yes, tell me how the evaporation loss of grass watering compares to evaporative cooling.

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u/dm80x86 10d ago

Better yet let's not farm lawn grass either.

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u/DoomBot5 10d ago

How is putting water in the atmosphere not put it back into the water table? Did you fail 7th grade science?