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The neighbors of a data center in Georgia are steaming after they discovered the facility had sucked up nearly 30 million gallons of water — without initially paying for it.

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 123 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

By “drained” they mean stole.

“One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed.”

[-] kaidenshi@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago

Exactly. If I modified my water meter to hide my usage, or tapped my neighbor’s pipes, I’d go to jail. This data center needs to be shut down and the owners investigated and charged with felonies.

[-] plateee@piefed.social 28 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but you see you're not cooling millions of dollars of GPUs so someone can make AI generated tits or cheat on homework. That's a public service!

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[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago

Bullshit the utility knew. I worked in the water industry. No way the corporation took 30 million gallons of water without their knowledge. Totally Bullshit! They knew, just paid to turn a blind eye.

[-] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

“They’re our largest customer, and we have to be partners,” she said. “It’s called customer service.”

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