TFA says: > Per Lawrence Berkeley Lab[1], in 2023, data centers used around 48 million gallons of water a day directly for cooling. Most of this water will eva

TFA says: > Per Lawrence Berkeley Lab[1], in 2023, data centers used around 48 million gallons of water a day directly for cooling. Most of this water will evaporate as part of the cooling process[2], and is thus consumed. [1]: https://eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/lbnl-2024-united-states-data-center-energy-usage-report.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://eta-publications.lbl.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12... [2]: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/how_datacenters_use_water/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/how_datacenters_use_w...