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California also has the stupidest water rights with “use it or lose” it clauses that counters any incentives to become more efficient. A couple families control a ridiculous amount of water rights.
The problem is that data centers don't need water, they need cooling, and water is suitable for that because it's the cheapest. They could do the cooling in many other ways, but it costs money
The other ways cost money, make noise, and consume more power.
You mean cost more money. It's not like water is free but it is very cheap to use. But those other ways to cool it cost quite a bit more electricity and aren't nearly as efficient.
That's what I meant, sorry, english is not my native language, but yes, water is the cheapest of all solutions
That's typically how the government operates as well. No incentive to use funding wisely and decrease spending