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California's largest AI data center project suing for access to 287 million gallons of Colorado River water, 0.03% of Imperial Valley’s supply — plaintiffs claim project equivalent to 160-acre farm a… (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] Legosgirl@lemmy.world 29 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

After two cities in the region denied the California-based AI data center recycled wastewater for cooling, it filed a lawsuit demanding to get water from the Colorado River for cooling. The 330-megawatt facility was not only designed to be the biggest AI data center in California, but it specifically committed not to use water from the Colorado River because it was promised wastewater. But now the owner of the data center is essentially asking to redirect water supply from agriculture to the facility.

[–] chahn.chris@piefed.social 3 points 17 hours ago

I guess we can all eat tokens instead and like it?