This might help you understand what should be the priorities for efficient water utilization (and reducing waste): https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-does-the-us-use-w...
This might help you understand what should be the priorities for efficient water utilization (and reducing waste): https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-does-the-us-use-w...
Addendum https://www.construction-physics.com/p/i-was-wrong-about-dat...
That's interesting, but it seems to be focused on aggregate usage due to power generation. Does it account for data centers shifting to the use of evaporative cooling? Because (AFAIK) they aren't air cooling gigawatt class data centers.
That's also (again AFAIK) what causes the most concern among local residents in many locations. Separate from concerns about how a new neighbor might impact their electric bill in the future is the concern that drawing enough for a small city from the water table each day could prove detrimental in the long term.
Looks like QTS is doing closed loop cooling.
https://kutv.com/news/utah-water/questions-grow-over-water-u...
That one is "only" 300 MW but either way I'm surprised. Is the climate there particularly cold or is something else going on?
Salt Lake City area is not particularly cold. It definitely gets hot in the summer, and snow in the valley melts within a day or so.
Looks like the cedar rapids site is also closed loop, with the full buildout being a hair over 1 gigawatt. Compared to salt lake city, colder in the winter, and a bit cooler in the summer but with very high humidity comparatively.
https://corridorbusiness.com/qts-data-center-project-will-pu...