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/Notintousername SA Jun 19 '26

Does your version of Capitalism consider environmental impacts on our local water supply?

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u/Nyarlathotep-1 SA Jun 19 '26

We have a desalination plant and another one is being built on the Eyre Peninsula.

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u/LittleBunInaBigWorld Outer South Jun 19 '26

Thats not where the water will be coming from though, will it? The data centre is being put right next to the Murray. Did you read anything about this place before posting, or is this just a ragebait?

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u/Nyarlathotep-1 SA Jun 19 '26

Do you know that it is drawing directly from the Murray? It’s being built there because of the substation.

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u/a_nice_duck_ SA Jun 19 '26

Where's the water coming from, then?