They desalinate it first with the power they produce, data centres couldn't afford that power requirement or the plant required. Unpopular opinion is that to cut water consumption and emissions, nuclear presents a really good solution to this.
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"Direct or "once-through" cooling... simply by running a large amount of water through the condensers in a single pass and discharging it back a few degrees warmer... The water may be *salt or fresh*" world-nuclear.org/information-...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/c... #Collapse ( #Epstein )
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"Regulations in both countries require operators to reduce energy production when the rivers get too hot, in order to protect downstream environments." Misleading headline
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