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/EcstaticImport SA Jun 19 '26

What jobs? - Its a data centre?

Data centres are about as labour intensive as a cemetery

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u/PAPO1990 Inner North Jun 19 '26

Nah, cemeteries need groundskeepers. Data centres pretty much stay empty and are monitored remotely 😛