[DanielHB]

Actually yeah, data centers using evaporative cooling shouldn't be causing more waste heat problems than most types of heavy industry. Heck, I would guess that even if datacenters dumping hot water on rivers it shouldn't have much of an impact unless the river is very small.

Shouldn't spread misinformation when there are plenty of other valid points about datacenters.

[pjdesno]

There aren't many heavy industries that dissipate 100MW of thermal energy, never mind a GW.

Those that do - power generating facilities, large smelters, etc. - have very significant environmental footprints.

[coldtea]

>I would guess that even if datacenters dumping hot water on rivers it shouldn't have much of an impact unless the river is very small.

That's the extraordinary claim. That is what should need citation, not the other way around.