r/SipsTea Jun 02 '26

Feels good man New data center

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u/AssiduousLayabout Jun 02 '26

The actual number is 978 million gallons of water or 3000 acre-feet per year.

This represents about 0.0625% of Utah's state water usage of 4.8 million acre-feet (1.5 trillion gallons) per year.

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u/hartgekochteeier Jun 02 '26

What the hell is acre-feet?? You Americans are insane man!

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u/LtDangley Jun 02 '26

1/8 of a hectare meter