Ok I hear you saying that, but how much of that extra heat will really end up in the nearest lake? What lake would the Utah Dara center water empty into? How far will it have to travel to fry there? How much will that heat dissipate before arrival? Seriously it’s like you’re talking in such cataclysmic generalities on kindergarten level factoids but you’re clearly making huge assumptions without getting into any specifics. What lake would be most affected by a Box Elder County data center and to what degree?
The heat will disperse into whatever area the wastewater is dumped into. Some places make a cooling reservoir and let the mountain night cool the water and keep it semi-contained. Some is going to evaporate. That hot water will raise local temperatures, a lot
9TW is a phenomenal amount of energy Using AI the math shows the lake maintains temperature, but loses ~3.5 Billion gallons due to evaporation of this heat. AI assures this is negligible
I question everything. Lake levels and salinity have both dropped over the years. I question the number and size of data sites being considered
Ok I hear you saying that, but how much of that extra heat will really end up in the nearest lake? What lake would the Utah Dara center water empty into? How far will it have to travel to fry there? How much will that heat dissipate before arrival? Seriously it’s like you’re talking in such cataclysmic generalities on kindergarten level factoids but you’re clearly making huge assumptions without getting into any specifics. What lake would be most affected by a Box Elder County data center and to what degree?
The heat will disperse into whatever area the wastewater is dumped into. Some places make a cooling reservoir and let the mountain night cool the water and keep it semi-contained. Some is going to evaporate. That hot water will raise local temperatures, a lot
9TW is a phenomenal amount of energy Using AI the math shows the lake maintains temperature, but loses ~3.5 Billion gallons due to evaporation of this heat. AI assures this is negligible
I question everything. Lake levels and salinity have both dropped over the years. I question the number and size of data sites being considered