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R.M. closes doors on public meeting in Regina as Bell's plan for AI data centre is approved (leaderpost.com)
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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

From the story:

The property must connect to the City of Regina’s water main for “essential” potable water to meet fire safety regulations. The cooling system for the centre’s databanks will otherwise be a closed-loop system, filled separately, according to the report.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    What a bunch of horseshit.

    Sure, sprinklers are required, but no reason that has to be connected to city water. And if the cooling system is that efficient and closed-loop, they could fill it by trucking in water instead. If they only have to fill it up once with the occasional top-off, filling the system up by tanker truck is a perfectly viable option.

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