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[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Most data centers use evaporative cooling, not closed circuit water cooling.

[–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Do they really? What the fuck. What happened to proper heat pump AC systems?

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Simple, they are more expensive per what cooled than evaporative cooling. Especially when a lot of data centers under report the amount of water they are using.