Data center water consumption surged 96.4% between 2019 and 2023, and the newest facilities aren’t landing in Silicon Valley anymore—they’re headed straight for communities already struggling with groundwater depletion.
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As demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing accelerates, large-scale data centers which require significant water resources for cooling are increasingly being sited in regions already facing constrained supplies due to climate change
Iris Stewart-Frey, Professor and lead of the Water and Climate Justice Lab
Iris Stewart-Frey, Professor and lead of the Water and Climate Justice Lab
President Donald Trump’s stated desire to build data centers while lowering utility bills is butting up against the costly realities of an outdated electric grid.