I did not know Arizona was a contender for AI Data Centers. Don't they have water and drought issues already?
ben_w 6 days ago [-]
Probably, given it's famously a desert, but the water issues for DCs are a meme rather than the actual limiting factor even in Arizona's case.
Last time this came up in an HN discussion, I looked at the sources and noticed that all 108 DCs in Arizona combined currently use about as much water as about 3k residents: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45952965
How big is the rejected new DC compared to all the existing ones combined? I could believe just about anything in the current bubble, but that's where we're at for the existing ones.
cheald 6 days ago [-]
It's already home to the largest nuclear power plant in the continental US (Palo Verde), and there are essentially no natural disasters to contend with.
toomuchtodo 6 days ago [-]
Indeed, the Salt River Project nuclear generator uses reclaimed sewage water for cooling.
concerneddude 6 days ago [-]
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simianwords 6 days ago [-]
Why do they want to open data centres in this area though? Seems like there might be better places. What's the incentive for this particular place?
nephihaha 6 days ago [-]
How do we square "net zero" with energy-guzzling data centres?
simianwords 6 days ago [-]
Is this what NIMBY means?
lotsoweiners 6 days ago [-]
If so then call me a NIMBY. Not a Chandler but in Gilbert, the town next door. No need for data centers here or anywhere else around here either.
simianwords 6 days ago [-]
where would you like them to be?
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Last time this came up in an HN discussion, I looked at the sources and noticed that all 108 DCs in Arizona combined currently use about as much water as about 3k residents: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45952965
How big is the rejected new DC compared to all the existing ones combined? I could believe just about anything in the current bubble, but that's where we're at for the existing ones.