Data Centers Consume Massive Amounts of Water – Companies Rarely Tell the Public Exactly How Much

In a recent article for The Conversation, Peyton McCauley, Water Policy Specialist, and Professor Melissa Scanlan, Director, of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Water Policy examined the growing water demands of data centers driven by artificial intelligence, and why transparency and a consistency in the tracking and reporting of data center water use is needed.

Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much – The Conversation