By now, we’ve all heard about how data centers connected to artificial intelligence (AI) are sending demand for electricity soaring. But what has been largely ignored is how these same data centers are driving up demand for scarce water supplies, as well.
Water is used by data centers to cool computing equipment, as well as in most forms of power generation. A number of these vast computing facilities are located in water-stressed regions, including parts of Virginia that are suffering from droughts.
