TZUTC: -0500
MSGID: 1394.consprcy@1:2320/105 2d0c55be
REPLY: 1:135/250@fidonet 68a4adf9
PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0
TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0
BBSID: CAPCITY2
CHRS: ASCII 1
FORMAT: flowed
  RM> If I recall this was more about water usage than electricity use but
  RM> suggestied that less data stored on servers would reduce the amount
  RM> of water needed to cool them. I'd think a big part of the water part
  RM> of it would depend on if coolant is recycled or just dumped with new
  RM> water coming in to replace it, and where that water is coming from.
  RM> Pretty much anything could be used but I suppose if the servers are
  RM> in a city then it's a huge waste of clean, processed, drinking water.

RR>In the case of water usage, electricity generation and water go hand in
hand.
  >s water is used for either steam for the turbines, or for cooling.  Leaking
p
  >s or evaperation in the cooling ponds will result in a net loss.  So more
pow
  >= more heat = more water used.

Yes, I was going to mention the other day that a system creating so
much heat it needs to be water cooled also likely makes so much heat
that it couldn't be easily recycled unless there were vast reserves
of it. Much simpler to just dump the hot water and bring in fresh
cooler water.

Also, there are lots of power plants that use water driven turbines
without heat, so much of that here that our power company is called
Ontario Hydro (or Hydro One).

---
 * SLMR Rob  * I don't work here... I'm a consultant
 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)
SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700
SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 111 114 206 300 307 317 400 426 428
SEEN-BY: 229/470 664 700 705 266/512 291/111 320/219 322/757 342/200
SEEN-BY: 396/45 460/58 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 304 3634/12 5075/35
PATH: 2320/105 229/426