Nvidia says it can cut data center water use. The AI boom has a bigger problem

Hotter-running liquid cooling could reduce the need for evaporative cooling on-site. But the facilities’ appetite for electricity still carries a large hidden water footprint.

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Data centers, in case you haven’t heard, have a water problem.

As AI companies race to build the massive computing facilities needed to train and run powerful models, the water required to cool those facilities has become a flashpoint for communities, utilities, and environmental critics. According to reporting by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), a large data center can use up to 5 million gallons of water per........

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