Ok, fair example. I still maintain that “the nation’s entire drinking water supply” is not actually a coherent, relevant concept. There are good reasons to build data centers in Chile—cheap wind and solar potential, for example. Could they really not have forced Google to commit to building a desal plant and associated power generation to offset their own water demand? That seems like a pretty clear negotiation failure but not necessarily Google’s responsibility. Or if the government honestly believes the water cost is worth it, are they wrong? Or was there actual corruption involved?
Sorry, not trying to derail a post that I actually liked and think is important. It just read to me like all the other misleading claims about data center water usage.
Ok, fair example. I still maintain that “the nation’s entire drinking water supply” is not actually a coherent, relevant concept. There are good reasons to build data centers in Chile—cheap wind and solar potential, for example. Could they really not have forced Google to commit to building a desal plant and associated power generation to offset their own water demand? That seems like a pretty clear negotiation failure but not necessarily Google’s responsibility. Or if the government honestly believes the water cost is worth it, are they wrong? Or was there actual corruption involved?
Sorry, not trying to derail a post that I actually liked and think is important. It just read to me like all the other misleading claims about data center water usage.