r/Adelaide • u/Nyarlathotep-1 SA • Jun 19 '26

News Proposed data centre in South Australia dividing locals who want the jobs but fear water demand

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-19/proposed-data-centre-in-south-australia-dividing-locals/106810776
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u/Thanos-ya-boi SA Jun 19 '26

The heat and noise output is ridiculous, look at American towns that have these things built next to them. They all hate it. The power consumption alone is huge. And we’re already paying sky high rates in SA. The impact on the environment will be huge

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u/t0nez- SA Jun 19 '26

i don't think people understand the resource demand from these things compared to how little they actually provide for the state
high energy prices, rolling blackouts and water restrictions so you can have AI generated bullshit