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Water Use — The National Record Index

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KVUE3 weeks ago
Texas AG Ken Paxton's office expanding investigation into data center developers' water use
Texas AG Ken Paxton's office expanding investigation into data center developers' water use  KVUE
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easttexasbanner.com3 weeks ago
Texas AG Sends Letters to 156 Data Center Developments Over Water Use Reporting
Texas AG Sends Letters to 156 Data Center Developments Over Water Use Reporting  easttexasbanner.com
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FOX 7 Austin3 weeks ago
156 Texas data centers warned to comply with water use reporting requirements
156 Texas data centers warned to comply with water use reporting requirements  FOX 7 Austin
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Kiowa County Press3 weeks ago
Montana drought fuels push for data center water review
Montana drought fuels push for data center water review  Kiowa County Press
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Press Release Hub3 weeks ago
xFusion at OCP 2026: When Cooling, Power, and Interconnect Converge for the Agentic Era
xFusion at OCP 2026: When Cooling, Power, and Interconnect Converge for the Agentic Era  Press Release Hub
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Data Center Frontier3 weeks ago
Future-Proofing Data Center Cooling: Designing for the Unknown
Future-Proofing Data Center Cooling: Designing for the Unknown  Data Center Frontier
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KOCO3 weeks ago
Proposed Yukon data center cuts planned water usage after pushback
Proposed Yukon data center cuts planned water usage after pushback  KOCO
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Yahoo Finance3 weeks ago
Austin data center cooling company Accelsius expands local operations amid AI-driven boom
Austin data center cooling company Accelsius expands local operations amid AI-driven boom  Yahoo Finance
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PR Newswire3 weeks ago
Rika Water Quality Sensors Support Faster Liquid Cooling Commissioning for High-Density AI Data Centers
Rika Water Quality Sensors Support Faster Liquid Cooling Commissioning for High-Density AI Data Centers  PR Newswire
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Data Centre Solutions3 weeks ago
Gates aligns cooling hose portfolio with Google Deschutes 5.0 spec for AI data centers
Gates aligns cooling hose portfolio with Google Deschutes 5.0 spec for AI data centers  Data Centre Solutions
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TimesTech3 weeks ago
India’s AI Data Center Boom Driven by GPUs and Advanced Cooling
India’s AI Data Center Boom Driven by GPUs and Advanced Cooling  TimesTech
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Interesting Engineering3 weeks ago
Oil-field desalination offers an alternative to data center cooling
Oil-field desalination offers an alternative to data center cooling  Interesting Engineering
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IT Voice Media3 weeks ago
Vertiv Delivers India’s First High-Density Liquid Cooling Data Center
Vertiv Delivers India’s First High-Density Liquid Cooling Data Center  IT Voice Media
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https://tech-insider.org/3 weeks ago
Trane Technologies AI Data Center Cooling: $550 Target
Trane Technologies AI Data Center Cooling: $550 Target  https://tech-insider.org/
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Simply Wall Street3 weeks ago
AI Data Center Cooling Might Change The Case For Investing In Trane Technologies (TT)
AI Data Center Cooling Might Change The Case For Investing In Trane Technologies (TT)  Simply Wall Street
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Kuwait Times3 weeks ago
Google says India data center will use air cooling amid water fears
Google says India data center will use air cooling amid water fears  Kuwait Times
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Times News Online3 weeks ago
DTA plans center in Bowmanstown 375,000-square-foot building to be used for cooling equipment
DTA plans center in Bowmanstown 375,000-square-foot building to be used for cooling equipment  Times News Online
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Tech Xplore3 weeks ago
Can salty, dirty water cool data centers? Research points to desalination as a cooling option
Can salty, dirty water cool data centers? Research points to desalination as a cooling option  Tech Xplore
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BusinessWorld Online4 weeks ago
LG Philippines targets data center cooling demand
LG Philippines targets data center cooling demand  BusinessWorld Online
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Data Center Dynamics4 weeks ago
How 800 VDC could change the liquid cooling game
How 800 VDC could change the liquid cooling game  Data Center Dynamics
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KOKI FOX 234 weeks ago
Oklahoma residents seek answers on data center costs, cooling and accountability
Oklahoma residents seek answers on data center costs, cooling and accountability  KOKI FOX 23
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World Oil4 weeks ago
Emerson expands flow measurement technology for data center cooling systems
Emerson expands flow measurement technology for data center cooling systems  World Oil
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Pipeline and Gas Journal4 weeks ago
Emerson expands flow measurement technology for data center cooling
Emerson expands flow measurement technology for data center cooling  Pipeline and Gas Journal
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Data Center Dynamics4 weeks ago
Built to power data centers at scale
How hyperscale data center operators can scale AI infrastructure with reliable power, advanced cooling and repeatable architectures for 1 GW deployments
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Data Center Dynamics4 weeks ago
Shell achieves NVIDIA DSX Ready Coolant qualification for direct liquid cooling, advancing high-performance AI computing
Shell achieves NVIDIA DSX Ready Coolant qualification for direct liquid cooling, advancing high-performance AI computing  Data Center Dynamics
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Data Center Dynamics4 weeks ago
Sponsored: Shell achieves NVIDIA DSX Ready Coolant qualification for direct liquid cooling, advancing high-performance AI computing
Shell's direct liquid cooling (DLC) fluid has achieved NVIDIA DSX Ready Coolant qualification, reinforcing Shell's role in supporting the next generation of high-performance, AI-ready data center…
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Yahoo Finance Singapore4 weeks ago
AAON (AAON) Stock Looks About Right Despite Data Center Cooling Demand
AAON (AAON) Stock Looks About Right Despite Data Center Cooling Demand  Yahoo Finance Singapore
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Seoul Economic Daily4 weeks ago
DTS to Expand Into AI Data Center Cooling After KOSDAQ Listing
DTS to Expand Into AI Data Center Cooling After KOSDAQ Listing  Seoul Economic Daily
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Chosunbiz4 weeks ago
LG subsidiary High-M Solutek expands AI data center cooling to liquid systems - CHOSUNBIZ
LG subsidiary High-M Solutek expands AI data center cooling to liquid systems - CHOSUNBIZ  Chosunbiz
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Click2Houston4 weeks ago
45 Texas lawmakers back limits on data center water use
45 Texas lawmakers back limits on data center water use  Click2Houston
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WOWO4 weeks ago
Shumate Engineering secures patent for data center cooling technology
Shumate Engineering secures patent for data center cooling technology  WOWO
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Data Center Dynamics4 weeks ago
Shumate Engineering secures critical functionality patent for game-changing HD/AC data center cooling technology
Shumate Engineering secures critical functionality patent for game-changing HD/AC data center cooling technology  Data Center Dynamics
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Data Center Dynamics4 weeks ago
Sponsored: Shumate Engineering secures critical functionality patent for game-changing HD/AC data center cooling technology
Breakthrough innovation for Hybrid-Dry/Adiabatic-Cooling proven to cut power use in half and water consumption by 93 percent
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Valeo4 weeks ago
Valeo Presents Breakthrough Aluminum Cooling Technology for Data Centers at OCP Global Summit 2026 and reaches significant durability milestones
Valeo Presents Breakthrough Aluminum Cooling Technology for Data Centers at OCP Global Summit 2026 and reaches significant durability milestones  Valeo
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Supply Chain Digital4 weeks ago
Global Data Center Cooling Market Analysis and Forecast, 2026-2036 | AI and High-Density Computing Propel Liquid Cooling Market to $141.19 Billion by 2036
Global Data Center Cooling Market Analysis and Forecast, 2026-2036 | AI and High-Density Computing Propel Liquid Cooling Market to $141.19 Billion by 2036  Supply Chain Digital
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Johnson Controls4 weeks ago
Fast Company honors Johnson Controls for innovative data center cooling
Fast Company honors Johnson Controls for innovative data center cooling  Johnson Controls
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JDSupra4 weeks ago
California Links Data Center Permitting and Licensing to New Water Use Disclosure and Drought Planning Obligations
California Links Data Center Permitting and Licensing to New Water Use Disclosure and Drought Planning Obligations  JDSupra
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digitimes4 weeks ago
LG lands 5GW North American data center cooling deal
LG lands 5GW North American data center cooling deal  digitimes
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Kalkine Media4 weeks ago
Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Bets on Water and Data-Center Cooling
Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Bets on Water and Data-Center Cooling  Kalkine Media
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조선일보4 weeks ago
LG Electronics Lands Trillion-Won AI Cooling Deal for 5GW U.S. Data Center
LG Electronics Lands Trillion-Won AI Cooling Deal for 5GW U.S. Data Center  조선일보
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DataCenterKnowledge4 weeks ago
The True Cost of Liquid Cooling and How to Unlock Better ROI
The True Cost of Liquid Cooling and How to Unlock Better ROI  DataCenterKnowledge
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Future Market Insights4 weeks ago
Liquid Cooling Dielectrics Market Size, Share, Trends 2036
Liquid Cooling Dielectrics Market Size, Share, Trends 2036  Future Market Insights
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GridWatch the USA4 weeks ago
Campbell County Board Set to Weigh Water Contract Tied to Data Center Use
Campbell County's Oct. 6 agenda addresses a CCUSA water contract amid resident concerns over data center water use during drought.
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Leader Publications4 weeks ago
Data center webinar focuses on water usage
Data center webinar focuses on water usage  Leader Publications
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IndexBox1 month ago
Cooling Tower Chemicals Market To 2035: Data Center Cooling Demand Drives Growth - News and Statistics
Cooling Tower Chemicals Market To 2035: Data Center Cooling Demand Drives Growth - News and Statistics  IndexBox
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Trellis Group1 month ago
Investors are ignoring the biggest source of data-center water use
Investors are ignoring the biggest source of data-center water use  Trellis Group
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Greater Milwaukee Today1 month ago
City of Port Washington proposes water main extension
City of Port Washington proposes water main extension  Greater Milwaukee Today
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Data Center Dynamics1 month ago
With limited power comes great cooling responsibility
With limited power comes great cooling responsibility  Data Center Dynamics
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digitimes1 month ago
LG Electronics, LS Electric target AI data center bottlenecks with US cooling capacity, 345kV power deals
LG Electronics, LS Electric target AI data center bottlenecks with US cooling capacity, 345kV power deals  digitimes
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IndexBox1 month ago
Aisle Containment Barrier Systems Market Forecast to 2035: Data Center Cooling Demand Drives Growth
Aisle Containment Barrier Systems Market Forecast to 2035: Data Center Cooling Demand Drives Growth  IndexBox
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Korea IT Times1 month ago
LG Electronics Targets AI Data Center Cooling Market with U.S., Korea Capacity Expansion
LG Electronics Targets AI Data Center Cooling Market with U.S., Korea Capacity Expansion  Korea IT Times
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oilprice.com1 month ago
LG Expands AI Data Center Cooling Production in U.S. and South Korea
LG Expands AI Data Center Cooling Production in U.S. and South Korea  oilprice.com
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Benzinga1 month ago
Alpha Buying: Insiders Are Buying the Data Center Cooling Boom
Alpha Buying: Insiders Are Buying the Data Center Cooling Boom  Benzinga
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The Globe and Mail1 month ago
Data Centers Need Copper, Concrete, and Cooling. Here Are 3 Boring Industrials Set to Cash In.
Data Centers Need Copper, Concrete, and Cooling. Here Are 3 Boring Industrials Set to Cash In.  The Globe and Mail
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Pandaily1 month ago
Huawei Launches Grid-Interactive AIDC 1.0, Linking AI Data-Center Power, Cooling and Ascend Servers
Huawei Launches Grid-Interactive AIDC 1.0, Linking AI Data-Center Power, Cooling and Ascend Servers  Pandaily
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Data Center Dynamics1 month ago
Sponsored: Castrol launches Castrol CORE, an integrated thermal management offer for data centers
Castrol CORE marks a shift from a product-led cooling proposition to an integrated thermal management offer, bringing together cooling technology, testing, lifecycle support, as well as…
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IndexBox1 month ago
Computer Room Air Handler Market Forecast to 2035: AI Data Center Cooling Demand Drives 6-9% CAGR
Computer Room Air Handler Market Forecast to 2035: AI Data Center Cooling Demand Drives 6-9% CAGR  IndexBox
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Network World1 month ago
LiquidStack unveils liquid-cooling platform targeting AI data centers
LiquidStack unveils liquid-cooling platform targeting AI data centers  Network World
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Data Center Dynamics1 month ago
ZutaCore partners with Options Technology to offer liquid cooling to financial services
Options to offer liquid cooling to its customers across its 40 data center deployments
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The Next Web1 month ago
Complaint accuses EU of hiding data centres’ energy and water use
Lighthouse Reports, a Dutch non-profit newsroom, lodged a complaint this week, saying the European Commission keeps the public from seeing how much power and water each…
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