California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s supply — plaintiffs claim project equivalent to 160-acre farm amidst concern about jobs and reallocation of farmland
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Sues the Imperial Irrigation District to get it.
  • bad1080@piefed.socialEnglish
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    10 days ago

    let’s not forget how the additives they add to the water to make it “server compatible” basically poison it

    • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      10 days ago

      What additives? If anything they want more pure water. Some systems use some part propylene glycol, but those are closed loop systems.

      • Ageroth@reddthat.comEnglish
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        10 days ago

        Pure water (deionized) is actually really bad for cooling systems because it will slowly dissolve the metals it’s in contact with. You definitely want Distilled water (organic content removed) usually mixed with a glycol to improve corrosion protection and lower the freezing temps, with the most common one being ethylene glycol which can contaminate food and drinking water and make it unsafe for consumption