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Nvidia announces a warm-water cooling system that can reduce on-site data center water use significantly, but critics note that water consumption for electricity generation and chip manufacturing remains unaddressed, meaning the total water footprint is only partially reduced.
Jeff Bezos argues that AI data centers should be prioritized for water and energy resources over human consumption to enable the development of superintelligence, sparking controversy over AI's environmental impact.
This article from Utah Clean Energy estimates the proposed Stratos data center in Utah would consume 9 GW of electricity from on-site gas plants, doubling the state's peak demand, and produce significant emissions and water consumption.
A report highlights that a data center consumed 30 million gallons of water without initially making payments, drawing attention to resource usage and billing practices in technology infrastructure.