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simonw 31 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: For most of the world, open-source AI is the only ...

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.

verdverm 31 days ago [–]

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.

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