Yeah guess I’m staring into the darkness of the void unblinked and eyes wide open. I was of the opinion that a lot of these data centers are going up where land is cheap. The land has historically been cheap because there is no large demand for deserts. This solves part one of the problem for big tech seeking enormous profit to claw back even more enormous expenditures incurred from developing AI systems. Cheap land is cheap because it’s not very useful without infrastructure for electricity and water. This takes us to steps two and three… get the public to pay for the infrastructure… pay your local politicians to pass legislation requiring mandatory updates to electricity and water supply networks… more profit for big tech. If you notice more data centers are built in red states and purple states where Republicans have most of the control over their populace. In some red states data centers are approved by politically appointed regulatory boards despite the voting public’s objection… Utah might be an example. This sort of discussion needs to occur nationwide as soon as we dip further into a fascist autocracy. “Thank you for your attention to this matter”!
Can the dilemma of an electricity and water shortage be solved by locating data centers near the ocean? Israel technology is advanced when using potable water from the ocean. Limited water resources from mountain snow and aquifers are already in short supply. I am not an engineer or a scientist. Can ocean water be used?
I honestly do not know. I did see a story about China (I think) putting them at the bottom of the ocean. However, there is concern about rising ocean temperatures and potential contamination.
Desalination would be another expense .... but technology companies have more profits than they know what to do with. Improvement of our fresh water supply would be an environmental benefit.
Yeah guess I’m staring into the darkness of the void unblinked and eyes wide open. I was of the opinion that a lot of these data centers are going up where land is cheap. The land has historically been cheap because there is no large demand for deserts. This solves part one of the problem for big tech seeking enormous profit to claw back even more enormous expenditures incurred from developing AI systems. Cheap land is cheap because it’s not very useful without infrastructure for electricity and water. This takes us to steps two and three… get the public to pay for the infrastructure… pay your local politicians to pass legislation requiring mandatory updates to electricity and water supply networks… more profit for big tech. If you notice more data centers are built in red states and purple states where Republicans have most of the control over their populace. In some red states data centers are approved by politically appointed regulatory boards despite the voting public’s objection… Utah might be an example. This sort of discussion needs to occur nationwide as soon as we dip further into a fascist autocracy. “Thank you for your attention to this matter”!
Can the dilemma of an electricity and water shortage be solved by locating data centers near the ocean? Israel technology is advanced when using potable water from the ocean. Limited water resources from mountain snow and aquifers are already in short supply. I am not an engineer or a scientist. Can ocean water be used?
I honestly do not know. I did see a story about China (I think) putting them at the bottom of the ocean. However, there is concern about rising ocean temperatures and potential contamination.
The nightmare has only just begun.
Desalination would be another expense .... but technology companies have more profits than they know what to do with. Improvement of our fresh water supply would be an environmental benefit.