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Water Use — The National Record Index

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KXAN Austin9 months ago
Texas regulators will ask data centers to begin reporting their water usage
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Capitol News Illinois9 months ago
POWER Act: Lawmakers seek to regulate new data centers’ power, water usage
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Data Center Dynamics9 months ago
Trump admin pushes data center companies to commit to pact on energy prices and water usage
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prnewswire.com9 months ago
Data Center Liquid Cooling Fluids Market worth $2 . 01 billion by 2032 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™
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The Shorthorn9 months ago
UTA team studies AI data center cooling methods to reduce energy and water use
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Belfer Center9 months ago
AI, Data Centers, and the U.S. Electric Grid: A Watershed Moment - HARVARD Kennedy School
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UC Berkeley Law9 months ago
Regulating Data Center Water Use in California
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Oracle9 months ago
Closed-loop cooling in Oracle AI data centers
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Houston Public Media9 months ago
Public Utility Commission of Texas to study water usage at data centers as they expand across state
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WDBJ79 months ago
Virginia lawmakers look to address data center water use
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utilitydive.com9 months ago
Prime Data Centers uses closed - loop air and liquid cooling to earn Energy Star certifications
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coloradosun.com9 months ago
Colorado data centers : An FAQ on water use , AI and more
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grist.org10 months ago
Can you build data centers in a desert without draining the water supply? Utah is finding out.
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macombdaily.com10 months ago
A domino effect : How data centers could affect Michigan water supply – Macomb Daily
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newstalkkgvo.com10 months ago
Concerns Rise Over Water Use For New Data Center In Montana
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kwbu.org10 months ago
Lake Whitney data center draws scrutiny over water use , taxes
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Bloom Energy11 months ago
Data Center Cooling for Hyperscale and AI Workloads
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Cardinal News11 months ago
Details released on Wythe County data center project’s water usage, tax revenues
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KSLA11 months ago
Documents show proposed Shreveport data center would use 7.5 million gallons of water daily
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Yahoo Finance11 months ago
10 Data Center Cooling Companies to Invest In
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fox17online.com11 months ago
Debate on data center in Lowell puts spotlight on city water supply
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E&E News by POLITICO11 months ago
States push to end secrecy over data center water use
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jdsupra.com11 months ago
California Governor Vetoes Proposed Data Center Law Relating to Water Supply and Signs Law Regarding Data Center Energy Use | Hanson Bridgett
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forbes.com11 months ago
Transformation In AI Chip Cooling & Data Center Power Architectures
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Bergen Record11 months ago
With AI booming, NJ is a growing data center hub. But what about electric, water use?
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El Paso Matters11 months ago
‘We can’t do this a lot’: El Paso Water CEO warns as questions grow over Meta data center’s water use
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whatech.com11 months ago
Data Center Liquid Cooling Market Analysis : Future Growth Pathways and Investment Outlook Through 2034
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insurancejournal.com11 months ago
CME Data Center Bolsters Backup Cooling After 10 - Hour Outage
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finance.yahoo.com11 months ago
CME Data Center Adds More Cooling After Outage , CyrusOne Says
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Bloomberg.com11 months ago
CME’s Data Center Adds More Cooling After Outage, CyrusOne Says
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rttnews.com11 months ago
CME Restores Trading After 10 - Hour Outage Triggered By Data Center Cooling Failure
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slguardian.org11 months ago
CME Outage Puts Global Spotlight on Data Center Cooling Challenges Amid AI Boom
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ACHR News11 months ago
Data Center Cooling Solutions for a Greener Future
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WHIO TV11 months ago
I-TEAM: Data centers, water, and secrets: Companies using NDAs to hide their names, water usage
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Utah News Dispatch12 months ago
Thirsty data centers would have to report water use under Utah bill
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FOX 13 News Utah12 months ago
Utah legislature seeks to force data centers to report water use
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The Roanoke Rambler12 months ago
Google Strives To Keep Data Center Water Use Secret After Judge Orders Records Released
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presspublications.com12 months ago
Potential data center in Oregon would use closed-loop cooling system
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WUWM12 months ago
Are there rules governing data center water usage?
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boisestatepublicradio.org12 months ago
As AI data centers multiply across the Mountain West , so do fears over water use
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Earth Journalism Network12 months ago
What Data Center Giants Aren’t Saying About Their Water Use in India
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Manufacturing Today12 months ago
Nortek Data Center Cooling’s custom solutions are a breath of fresh air in the data center landscape
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circleofblue.org12 months ago
Wisconsin Data Center Water Usage and Its Effects
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webpronews.com1 year ago
Amazon Leaked Doc Reveals Efforts to Hide Data Center 105B Gallon Water Use
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nuclear-news.net1 year ago
Leaked document reveals Amazon deliberately planned to hide data center full water use . « nuclear - news
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abc7amarillo.com1 year ago
Former Texas Gov . Rick Perry addresses concerns over AI data center water use
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electropages.com1 year ago
Novva Data Center Pioneers Direct - to - Chip Cooling
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wyomingpublicmedia.org1 year ago
As AI data centers multiply across the Mountain West , so do fears over water use
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latimes.com1 year ago
AI data centers wont have to disclose water use in California
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digitimes.com1 year ago
AI data center surge tests connector makers on speed , power , and cooling
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phoenixnewtimes.com1 year ago
Phoenix data center water use set to surge nearly tenfold , study says
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local3news.com1 year ago
California Legislature passes two watered - down bills to regulate data center water use , energy costs
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Los Angeles Times1 year ago
Amid the AI boom, California looks to address water use by massive data centers
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WPR1 year ago
Microsoft data centers will use up to 8.4M gallons of water each year, records show
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Wisconsin Examiner1 year ago
Racine releases records showing Microsoft data center would use 8 million gallons of water per year
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WPR1 year ago
Lawsuit seeks to force release of projected water use by Microsoft data centers
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel1 year ago
Environmental group sues Racine to release expected water use at Microsoft data center
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El Paso Matters1 year ago
Water use figures unveiled for controversial New Mexico data center
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Shaw Local1 year ago
Batavia city limits water use for $500M data center: ‘Let it go,’ says alderman to concerned residents
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Delaware Currents1 year ago
Concerns about water and power demands surface as data centers boom in Delaware River watershed
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