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re: Texas halting approval of Data Centers until audits are completed!
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:09 am to ragincajun03
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:09 am to ragincajun03
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That's how these things should be run. Is the Haynesville region not able to supply enough natural gas and produced water for the Meta data center in Richland Parish?
They are leasing again in Natchitoches Parish. Bonus is already up to $2k per acre.
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 9:14 am
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Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:16 am to Bourre
You are fos if you think the Holly Ridge area has an abundance of water. Unless they plan on using groundpipe and pump it from the MS River.
This META center is for now the largest one ever being built. Lesser known is Google is building one next to it.
There are two data centers needing power and water in Holly Ridge
This META center is for now the largest one ever being built. Lesser known is Google is building one next to it.
There are two data centers needing power and water in Holly Ridge
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:23 am to America250
Abbott is doing anything he can to save face with independent and moderates in the state
The weed shite Dan Patrick pushed and the senate race has republicans worried for the first time in a long time
The weed shite Dan Patrick pushed and the senate race has republicans worried for the first time in a long time
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:26 am to America250
The Chinese Communist Party appreciates your devotion to The Party, comrade
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 9:41 am
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:27 am to America250
At least we will have a more gas fired power plants and beefed up infrastructure once the tech companies no longer need these huge facilities. Plus, I doubt many of the data centers will be completed before the technology advances.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:30 am to notsince98
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As a data center engineer, this is a good move. Too many ignorant localities are approving data centers without any understanding of what is coming. The towns/cities need to be forcing the data center companies to pony up for the extra infrastructure required to support the data centers.
Here in La. the revenue gained from sales taxes on materials and equipment for these data centers is enormous.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:33 am to America250
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How is the state going to provide enough water without draining aquifers depleting water needed for homes, farming, etc?
Why wouldn’t the data centers not recirculate water? Sure they’d use water for their cooling towers and closed loop systems, but it’s not 100% in and 100% out.
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 9:37 am
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:36 am to America250
Data centers are a tricky thing. We must have them but nobody wants them.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:44 am to America250
quote:And what tributary and aquifer does it feed off of for water? Who is feeding it the massive amounts of electrical power generation it requires.
Haynesville region is over 100 miles away
At some point, if this does not stop, when the water and electric bills of ordinary Americans are impacted to the point of clear excess, people are going to revolt. The early signs are there and they'll only be ignored for so long.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:08 am to HubbaBubba
The Sparta aquifer covers Northwest and North Central Louisiana.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:13 am to America250
AI development is an interesting topic.
Building it up has local risks.
But not developing it has national security risks.
Building it up has local risks.
But not developing it has national security risks.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:14 am to Ailsa
If that guy is still here I’ll shill for data centers if I get a check
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:14 am to doubleb
The Meta center has registered a maximum water limit of 23M gallons a day. They have already announced an expansion of the project.
No word on the amount of water needed for the Google center across the road.
No word on the amount of water needed for the Google center across the road.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:16 am to Picayuner
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Some people want to allow multi national conglomerates to run roughshod over their communities with impunity. That’s downright stupid.
All about the $$.
“Oh, you’re willing to front a new road and shopping center??!! Where do I sign??”
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:19 am to Bourre
Just how safe do you think America's electrical grid is from chinese hackers?
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:43 am to notsince98
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The towns/cities need to be forcing the data center companies to pony up for the extra infrastructure required to support the data centers.
THIS! They need to have skin in the game, a lot of it, vice passing off these expenses to the local residents.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:46 am to America250
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pleted!by America250The Meta center has registered a maximum water limit of 23M gallons a day
Is that initially or a daily rate?
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:51 am to America250
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When will Louisiana and Gov Landry do the same?
Hopefully never. Louisiana should do the exact opposite. This is a massive mistake by Texas and Louisiana should pounce on it. Our state desperately needs capital investment and wealth infusion.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:53 am to America250
Elon making bank with the extra compute.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:59 am to Rayvegas1484
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Richland data is a closed loop system. They will lose some to evaporation but it won’t use the absurd amounts of water that some of the older data centers use
I am not a anti-data center person, but this talking point usually fails. The heat in the closed loop has to be dumped. What is the Richland data center going to use to dump the heat?
You cannot ignore that new power plants that have to be created to power the data centers, which usually come with a huge consumption of water.
Closed loop only reduces water consumption internally, however each data center consumes a ton of water externally either directly or indirectly.
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