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   Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 19:12:03 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

   Google’s future data centers will be built next to solar and wind farms https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/10/24317888/googles-data-center-solar-wind-renewable-energy-intersect-partnership

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     Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 02:29:07 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

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     • Elizabeth Sudduth

     @hydropsyche great question... presumably the only sources nearby (which are likely already constrained)

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     Elizabeth Sudduth (hydropsyche@ecoevo.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 02:29:09 JST Elizabeth Sudduth

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     @patrickcmiller And where will they be getting their cooling water from?

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     Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 06:39:11 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

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     • Elizabeth Sudduth

     @hydropsyche Agreed. This will only get more problematic with climate change and increasing temperatures.

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     Elizabeth Sudduth (hydropsyche@ecoevo.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2024 06:39:13 JST Elizabeth Sudduth

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     @patrickcmiller It's a real concern, especially when they're built in places that have limited surface water and rely on inter-basin transfers or ancient aquifers for most of their water, which includes large portions of the US.