this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2025
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In short:

Australia has more than 250 data centres and more in the pipeline, prompting experts to warn against using drinking water to cool servers.

It comes after the Commonwealth announced its National AI Plan after a two-year consultation period.

One water authority is already exploring the use of recycled waste water for data centres.

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Driest continent on Earth.