Data centers in California are expanding into water-stressed regions, yet the public remains largely unaware of how much water they consume.
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Data centers have been in California for a long time, and the number and size of facilities are growing to support the rapid boom of artificial intelligence. Oversight, though, has not kept pace with development.
A growing number of data centers across California is raising concerns as the state’s role in powering large-scale computing continues to expand.
The first comprehensive analysis of every known operating and planned data center in California through the lens of water access and environmental justice was released on Thursday, May 14.
Water & Data Centers
California's fast-growing data center industry is increasingly expanding into parts of the state already facing water shortages and economic vulnerability.
Data center builders don’t tell the public how much water they use, according to a new report — and the industry is encroaching into water-stressed and vulnerable communities.
With more than a dozen data center projects taking shape in Santa Clara County, local leaders have offered assurances that potential environmental impacts will be thoroughly assessed before any new facility gets switched on.
SAN FRANCISCO – A new report released today by nonpartisan think tank Next 10, authored by researchers at Santa Clara University, finds that California’s rapidly expanding data center industry is increasingly intersecting with regions that are soc