Huge data centre in #Barcelona #catalonia will use 15 times more water than promised, companies have failed to register as "major users" https://www.techpolicy.press/why-we-dont-know-ais-true-water-footprint/ - why isn't this being talked about? An absolute disgrace, given the state of #catalunya water reserves.
And not just water - the datacentres alone will take the power requirements of 20k homes, impacting Catalonia's efforts to decarbonise.
Ben Evans
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