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Water Wars Over AI Data Center | Auckland News
A massive AI data center in Southland, set to open in 2028, is sparking alarm over its water and energy demands. Despite claiming to use only rainwater, the project secured permits allowing 600,000 liters of groundwater daily — a move an expert engineer calls dangerously outdated. He warns the infrastructure isn’t built to handle such scale, and without proper monitoring, long-term impacts could be catastrophic. While Datagrid’s CEO insists air cooling and rainwater will keep actual usage far below permits, critics argue the approval process is flawed — and urge New Zealand to look to…
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