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The launch release describes a centralised district cooling system built around direct-to-chip liquid cooling, and says nothing about where the water comes from or how much is needed, on a 50,000 acre site in a part of Texas where that is the question.","servingUtility":null,"acreage":50000,"totalBuildingSqft":null,"streetAddress":null,"notes":"Energy Abundance Development Corporation announced 'Data City,' a planned 5 GW behind-the-meter data-center hub on ~50,000 acres near Laredo (Webb County), powered by wind, solar, batteries and dual-fuel gas turbines transitioning to green hydrogen. 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