One thing I don't understand when it comes to these big data-center investments in India is what will they do when the water runs out? Because I do not think that this is environmentally sustainable.

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jgbuddy 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Water consumption is not what the headlines lead you to believe- using water for cooling doesn't "consume" the water

	▲	SoftTalker 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Looping water through a closed heat exchanger doesn't consume the water, but using water to evaporatively cool a condenser in an industrial chiller does.