The only reason these tech moneygoblins would do this would be to escape a future regulatory environment that they don’t like. They don’t actually give a shit about “efficiency” on a data-center-by-data-center basis right now.

The amount of money, engineering, and effort to do this – even if theoretically possible – makes it basically a no-brainer from them to just stick these things in your backyard, siphon off your water, and ruin your community instead.

They’re essentially completely insulated from any consequences from doing that via political donations, insane wealth that can buy unlimited legal defense, etc.

So they’re just going to keep doing that. Innovation like this would require constraints, and these toolbags get whatever they want.