Like they could cool their shit, and desalinate water with the waste heat. Provide water to dry areas. Like Baja or Texas. Bonus points if they could run off renewables. Seems like a win win

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Ro vs distilation isn't nearly as clear cut as it appears. Well designed distillation systems recover most of the heat warming the incomming water (cooling the out water). Ro pumps use more energy than you expect at scale. I'm not going to say one is better but don't discount either without a full analisys of your situation.

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