Comment by fc417fc802

The concern is resource usage. Water had been left out, so including it isn't shifting the goalposts given the context.

The comparison was intended for illustrative purposes. Residential usage provides something relatable and is the general standard for these sorts of discussions.

Even comparing to industrial most operations don't use anywhere near as much electricity or water. The new gigawatt class datacenters are in the same ballpark as aluminum smelters, but rather than melting metal they sink all that energy into water.