Closed-loop cooling system with no public water supply draw
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
Hut 8 designed its cooling system as a closed-loop that does not draw from the existing public water supply
Source (primary)
West Feliciana Parish President addresses community concerns over new Hut 8 data center - wbrz.com (-, news_article)
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Quote: “They designed their system around a closed-loop water system, which basically works like a radiator in your car”
How we checked this
Checked on September 27, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article reports that Parish President Kenny Havard said Hut 8 designed a closed-loop cooling system and will not draw from the existing water supply. These are Havard's statements as reported, not independently verified facts.
Confirmed in the source:
- Hut 8 designed its cooling system around a closed-loop water system
- Hut 8 will not draw from the existing water supply
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.wbrz.com/news/west-feliciana-parish-president-addresses-community-concerns-over-new-hut-8-data-center/) in full (9,034 characters, retrieved September 24, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms West Feliciana Parish President addresses community concerns over new Hut 8 data center - wbrz.com
Quote: “They designed their system around a closed-loop water system, which basically works like a radiator in your car”