About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of increased data center interest in the Susquehanna River watershed with experts from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Executive Director Andrew Dehoff and the commission's Surface Water Supervisor Mike College talk about the spike in data center interest in the greater watershed and what that could mean for the greater watershed. The discussion includes what data centers are, why they use so much water and what alternatives can be for cooling.

People in this episode

Host: John Zaktansky

Guests: Andrew Dehoff, Mike College

Topics covered

• data centers
• water usage
• cooling alternatives
• Susquehanna River
• environmental impact

Keywords

• data centers
• water usage
• cooling
• Susquehanna River
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Susquehanna River Basin Commission

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