sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoA data center used 29 million gallons of water without a bill, while residents complained about low water pressurewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down14
arrow-up1353arrow-down1external-linkA data center used 29 million gallons of water without a bill, while residents complained about low water pressurewww.techspot.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareGork@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 day ago$147,474 / 29,000,000 gal = $0.0051 / gal A homeowner in Fayetteville GA would probably be paying anywhere from $30-$80 or so per month, but they certainly aren’t getting nearly as much water per dollar as this data center.
minus-squarepotpotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoWater is generally billed at 1k gal rate. $5.10 is still about 1/12 of what I pay (which is high because crumpling infrastructure).
$147,474 / 29,000,000 gal = $0.0051 / gal
A homeowner in Fayetteville GA would probably be paying anywhere from $30-$80 or so per month, but they certainly aren’t getting nearly as much water per dollar as this data center.
Water is generally billed at 1k gal rate. $5.10 is still about 1/12 of what I pay (which is high because crumpling infrastructure).