U.S. hyperscale data centers consume about 300 billion litres of water each year across 472 facilities, with electricity generation responsible for three-quarters of that total. Cooling-water burdens concentrate in stressed basins across the western and south-central U.S., while electricity-related water clusters in fossil-heavy grid regions like Ohio and Virginia.
The Hidden Water Geography of U.S. Hyperscale Data Centers in the AI Era
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Gianluca Guidi and Francesca Dominici
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Harvard University
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June 5, 2026
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