ThrowForward Thursday 172: A Data Center sues town for all its water

ThrowForward Thursday 172: A Data Center sues town for all its water

Released Thursday, 28th November 2024
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ThrowForward Thursday 172: A Data Center sues town for all its water

ThrowForward Thursday 172: A Data Center sues town for all its water

ThrowForward Thursday 172: A Data Center sues town for all its water

ThrowForward Thursday 172: A Data Center sues town for all its water

Thursday, 28th November 2024
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It could happen. Sometime in the future. Data centres use an incredible amount of electricity and water. Towns that incentivise these data centres to locate nearby for jobs and tax benefits might find themselves dealing with unrealistic demands for power and water - to the point where a data centre could sue the town to continue providing them with water even if it means the people living in the town get cut off.

For more details of just how much power and water data centres use, listen to Paris Marx’s 4 part mini series on the Tech Won’t Save Us Podcast: https://techwontsave.us/episode/241_data_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1 

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