Voters rejected AI data centers over resource concerns; measuring water use is hard
FROM THE WIRE · CNBC.COM
Huge 1GW data centers from OpenAI, Meta, SpaceX, Amazon, Google and others were a key issue in the midterms, largely due to concerns over power and water use. Liquid cooling keeps water use low inside many modern AI data centers, but external cooling still requires large power…
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✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01Huge 1GW data centers from OpenAI, Meta, SpaceX, Amazon and Google were a key midterm issue.
- 02Concerns centred on power and water use.
- 03Liquid cooling keeps water use low, while external cooling needs large power or water draw in hot climates.
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