Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push

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Comment by karakoram 2 days ago

I did not know Arizona was a contender for AI Data Centers. Don't they have water and drought issues already?

Comment by ben_w 2 days ago

Probably, given it's famously a desert, but the water issues for DCs are a meme rather than the actual limiting factor even in Arizona's case.

Last time this came up in an HN discussion, I looked at the sources and noticed that all 108 DCs in Arizona combined currently use about as much water as about 3k residents: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45952965

How big is the rejected new DC compared to all the existing ones combined? I could believe just about anything in the current bubble, but that's where we're at for the existing ones.

Comment by cheald 2 days ago

It's already home to the largest nuclear power plant in the continental US (Palo Verde), and there are essentially no natural disasters to contend with.

Comment by toomuchtodo 2 days ago

Indeed, the Salt River Project nuclear generator uses reclaimed sewage water for cooling.

Comment by concerneddude 2 days ago

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Comment by simianwords 1 day ago

Why do they want to open data centres in this area though? Seems like there might be better places. What's the incentive for this particular place?

Comment by nephihaha 2 days ago

How do we square "net zero" with energy-guzzling data centres?

Comment by simianwords 2 days ago

Is this what NIMBY means?

Comment by lotsoweiners 1 day ago

If so then call me a NIMBY. Not a Chandler but in Gilbert, the town next door. No need for data centers here or anywhere else around here either.

Comment by simianwords 1 day ago

where would you like them to be?