We have to shut down all Data Centers, before we have a Serious Water Shortage, if you notice that of all the Planets in outer space are Dead, and they have no Water Them, Shut down Dara Centers save your World.
They pushed the data centers through under the radar without presenting the financial and environmental impacts. Premature. With all the brilliant minds we have in America and other countries, an environmentally and sustainable design could have been created. But I guess the power and greed got in the way. We need to shut this effort down until a sustainable and safe plan is made and fully vetted. By an external, objective and professional organization.
Another stat besides WUE to query is PUE (Power Utilization Effectiveness): Formula is TOTAL facility energy / IT equipment energy. Ideal score is “1” but not many data centers operate this efficiently. (Total facility energy includes HVAC, lighting, power distribution loss, etc.).
We have to shut down all Data Centers, before we have a Serious Water Shortage, if you notice that of all the Planets in outer space are Dead, and they have no Water Them, Shut down Dara Centers save your World.
They pushed the data centers through under the radar without presenting the financial and environmental impacts. Premature. With all the brilliant minds we have in America and other countries, an environmentally and sustainable design could have been created. But I guess the power and greed got in the way. We need to shut this effort down until a sustainable and safe plan is made and fully vetted. By an external, objective and professional organization.
No community is ready for this current bullshit.
Many hyperscale data center closed-loop systems use fluorinated chemicals. https://ehsciences.org/ai-data-center-health-impacts/
Mega dairies use six times the water and nobody says a peep, because cheese.
I attended the Uptime Institute’s 2026 Global Data Center Survey call / review today - you can access the Executive Summary here: https://uptimeinstitute.com/resources/research-and-reports/uptime-institute-global-data-center-survey-results-2026
Overall, tracking sustainability is NOT prevalent, nor is it federally regulated / mandated…
Another stat besides WUE to query is PUE (Power Utilization Effectiveness): Formula is TOTAL facility energy / IT equipment energy. Ideal score is “1” but not many data centers operate this efficiently. (Total facility energy includes HVAC, lighting, power distribution loss, etc.).