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Data centers have become more and more thirsty for water and electricty
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Fusion42 · 26 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Data center electricity consumption in the U.S. has surged to 6% of national usage by 2025, driven largely by AI workloads and rapid expansion. Water usage, mainly at power plants supporting these data centers, remains a critical but less direct factor in their environmental impact.
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The surge in AI workloads is sharply raising power and water demand linked to data centers. You must rethink operational costs and infrastructure dependencies as resource constraints tighten.
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