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As Data Centers Proliferate, Illinois Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water. "This isn’t reused wastewater. This is drinking water”

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As Data Centers Proliferate, Illinois Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water. "This isn’t reused wastewater. This is drinking water”

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As Data Centers Proliferate Across Illinois, Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water - Inside Climate News

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Computing facilities require lots of water to operate, putting the burden of allocating resources on municipalities.

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You don’t pipe salt water through the data center. You have a heat exchanger that touches the salt water.

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