AI data centers use far more water than most tech giants report

Water used at the power plants that supply electricity to data centers can be much greater than the water used in the data ...
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Drought puts new focus on data centers' water use

Data: Cleanview analysis of government, industry and academic sources, including 2024 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study; Note: Power plants include fossil fuel and nuclear facilities. Data ...

Nvidia says it can cut data center water use. The AI boom has a bigger problem

Hotter-running liquid cooling could reduce the need for evaporative cooling on-site. But the facilities’ appetite for ...

Nvidia wants to cut data center water use, but that’s not the same as fixing AI’s water problem

Nvidia announced a new cooling system that cuts water use inside the data center. But it does nothing to address AI's biggest ...

Texas asking data centers how much water they use. Most aren’t responding.

Texas lawmakers are struggling to track water use at data centers after most companies ignored a state survey.

Microsoft says its data centers use 90% less water than its earliest facilities as public concern grows

Microsoft cuts data center water intensity by 90% and hits a major replenishment milestone as tech giants face growing public ...

Giant Devon data centre plan sparks fears of ‘insane’ water usage

Farmers have opposed plans to build a giant data centre in Devon because of concerns the project will scar the countryside ...

Texas law requires data centers to report water usage. Most aren't complying.

Lawmakers crafting policies to protect the state's water supply called the response rate to both surveys "pathetic" and ...