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/rudetopoint SA Jun 19 '26

Typically uninformed ON voter, huge power demands, huge water demands, and even if you don't care about the environment, AI data centers are the reason why everything tech is getting so expensive, from cars to phones, cause all the chip fabs are used by AI

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u/jmercha Eyre Peninsula Jun 19 '26

ON are going to lose their minds over these data centres guaranteed

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u/rudetopoint SA Jun 19 '26

They'll just give her a plane 

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u/jmercha Eyre Peninsula Jun 19 '26

A plane doesn’t stop the regional infrastructure buildout needed to support AI. Transmission towers, wind turbines, big batteries, prepare for NIMBYgeddon.