- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Bessemer, AL data center would use 2 million gallons of water a day
Posted on 7/22/25 at 6:15 pm to SallysHuman
Posted on 7/22/25 at 6:15 pm to SallysHuman
quote:
why can't it be a closed, chilled system
You’d need a massive nuclear power plant
0
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:08 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:
Public officials in Bessemer, including its mayor and city attorney, have confirmed they’ve signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project, limiting the amount of information available to residents about the proposal.
How is this allowed?
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:16 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
]
Agreed. Deals involving significant use of public resources should require public information.
quote:
All city council members have signed non-disclosure agreements, and there are a whole lot of unanswered questions around this.
This is bullshite
Agreed. Deals involving significant use of public resources should require public information.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:22 pm to HailToTheChiz
quote:
How is this allowed?
There are two data centers being built in LA. Both required NDA’s to local officials to be brought into the discussion. I guess when billions are on the line they slap NDA’s on everyone.
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 7:38 pm to Strannix
quote:
2 million gallons a day is nothing
When it is a third of the production it is damn sure "something".
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:31 pm to LegendInMyMind
Has anyone done a study on how long these aquifers will be able to keep this up? In a decade we will see the water problems in the SW come to the south east because all this shite.
The three main aquifers in LA are already seeing degrading quality due to being drawn down and over use.
The three main aquifers in LA are already seeing degrading quality due to being drawn down and over use.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:39 pm to LegendInMyMind
I’m still trying to figure out where they’re going to get that much water at Holly Ridge, La
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:44 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:
This is reported to be a 700 acre project encompassing 18 buildings, all bigger than the average Walmart. The people involved will also not acknowledge the end user/owner of the data center, it is currently under a company called Logistic Land Investment. All city council members have signed non-disclosure agreements, and there are a whole lot of unanswered questions around this.
I’m confident that Bessemer has the tools and officials to keep this under control.
This post was edited on 7/22/25 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:47 pm to geauxbrown
Sparta or Cockfield aquifer, suck that bitch dry! Wait to the farmers in the area see what the cost of irrigation goes up to.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:54 pm to LegendInMyMind
The amount of water on earth is fixed, no more, no less. It just goes through phases. We will never run out of water. We just need to advance technology on how to purify it. It’s what most municipal water systems do on a daily basis.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 8:54 pm to GumboPot
It’s a massive amount of water. A cooling system made for that volume of water doesn’t even exist. The world largest in Qutar handlees around 97 million gallons a day
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
What a coincidence.
Eddington just came out this weekend and spoilers
It’s about a mega corp manipulating local politics to get their data center built despite the public being against it
Eddington just came out this weekend and spoilers
It’s about a mega corp manipulating local politics to get their data center built despite the public being against it
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:03 pm to Alabama Slim
What about issues with climate change they are so worried about? If these are the same centers Bill Gates is talking of using human waste to remove carbon from the atmosphere from Microsoft’s use of data centers. I don’t understand why more aren’t concerned with these data centers. Doesn’t seem like anything good. Humans are going to be so screwed in the future bc of AI.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:23 pm to Chicken
WTF would that matter? The community isn't being told what's up, which is a point itself.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:26 pm to Dixie2023
We had our CEO in today for closed door townhall. He touched on a recent meeting he had with one of the leading AI creators, the name is escaping me, maybe deep mind but I can't recall for sure.
Paraphrasing - the system is currently smarter than Einstein and Galileo combined. In 5yrs it will not only be exponentially smarter but also have true empathy and connection to people without caring about itself. It will completely be tied to your life and data so it will predict your health, know what you need before you know what you need. Etc.
All while not caring about itself.
I so badly wanted to raise my hand to say how it has been proven they already care about and protect themselves but didn't want to derail the meeting which was a business and financial update.
We are so screwed, SkyNet is already playing us.
Paraphrasing - the system is currently smarter than Einstein and Galileo combined. In 5yrs it will not only be exponentially smarter but also have true empathy and connection to people without caring about itself. It will completely be tied to your life and data so it will predict your health, know what you need before you know what you need. Etc.
All while not caring about itself.
I so badly wanted to raise my hand to say how it has been proven they already care about and protect themselves but didn't want to derail the meeting which was a business and financial update.
We are so screwed, SkyNet is already playing us.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:35 pm to GREENHEAD22
Well that’s terrifying. Complete control is the goal. I’m glad my kids are adults now because there is no way I’d want to bring one into the world that we are heading into.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 9:46 pm to LegendInMyMind
WTF
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:08 pm to Codythetiger
quote:
As far as why they can't recycle the water, I wonder why the problem? Because they can't recyle water at the crypto plant either and they dump that shite right back in the White river, which connects right into the Arkansas which is a main tributary for the Mississippi.
When you operate a closed system you still need someway to cool the water. Thus coolings towers…cooling towers then means the water is exposed to the elements so you get evaporation, algae , bus, etc and the water then has to be treated.
All this cost companies big $$$ which is why this isn’t prevalent outside of refineries/chemical plants that take in lots of cash.
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:11 pm to Sunnyvale
This isn’t well water. It’s surface water from the Warrior River. 2 million gallons a day is nothing. 75% of the water is evaporated to cool the chillers. It’s no big deal water wise. A literal drop in the bucket. They just need to expand the plant. It’s a great economic development. People just don’t know..
Posted on 7/22/25 at 10:19 pm to RT1941
quote:
This is Birmingham, Alabama (Bessmer) we're talking about. You'd be hard pressed to find a more corrupt, devious and scandal ridden operation than Jefferson County.
Also the places they seem to be putting these data centers are in an economic depression and people are desperate for something to happen. This combined with local corruption is something these ai companies are happy to exploit.
Page 5 of 6
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News