← Back to context Comment by adastra22 1 hour ago The water isn’t actually used. It is slightly warmed. 2 comments adastra22 Reply LaurensBER 1 hour ago In some cases chemicals are added to the water to increase cooling efficiency.This is a choice, alternative approaches do exist but we should definitely not assume that datacenter water usage is _always_ benign. shadowgovt 20 minutes ago In the Nebraska system, the water goes into the municipal waste channels and is treated like any other municipal wastewater, so the chemical additives are handled.
LaurensBER 1 hour ago In some cases chemicals are added to the water to increase cooling efficiency.This is a choice, alternative approaches do exist but we should definitely not assume that datacenter water usage is _always_ benign. shadowgovt 20 minutes ago In the Nebraska system, the water goes into the municipal waste channels and is treated like any other municipal wastewater, so the chemical additives are handled.
shadowgovt 20 minutes ago In the Nebraska system, the water goes into the municipal waste channels and is treated like any other municipal wastewater, so the chemical additives are handled.
In some cases chemicals are added to the water to increase cooling efficiency.
This is a choice, alternative approaches do exist but we should definitely not assume that datacenter water usage is _always_ benign.
In the Nebraska system, the water goes into the municipal waste channels and is treated like any other municipal wastewater, so the chemical additives are handled.