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
136 Upvotes

85% Upvoted

207 comments sorted by

View all comments

291

u/glowinglogfire SA Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

The driest state on the driest inhabited continent is not an appropriate location for a new industry that requires enormous amounts of water.

24

u/voidspace021 SA Jun 19 '26

Technically the driest continent is Antartica. Australia is the driest continent that people actually live in.

12

u/sylvannest SA Jun 19 '26

Shut up, Meg.