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simonwyesterday at 6:37 PM1 replyview on HN

The electricity used by hardware itself consumes water. When people talk about data center water usage they're often also including the water used in electricity generation.


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verdvermyesterday at 7:21 PM

Ironically, 77% of my electricity comes from flowing water rather than the boiling it, ~90% renewable overall

Once we get to fully renewable (as a country), there should be no water involved in electricity generation as well.