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Water rights request for Box Elder data center withdrawn after protests (sltrib.com)
2 points by ourmandave 36 days ago
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Legitimate question: For these data centers that are wanting to go into water scarce areas, why not use the cooling methods that don't waste so much water. I know they are more expensive, but if they need the data center there that badly, use a different cooling method.