❗️AI data centers may be using far less water than most people think

❗️AI data centers may be using far less water than most people think. According to the Manhattan Institute, data centers account for just 0.2% of daily U.S. water consumption and that figure is falling as the industry shifts to liquid cooling. The big change is 45°C liquid cooling, which allows many AI facilities to use dry coolers instead of water-intensive cooling towers. The result? Cooling water usage can drop from roughly 2.6 million gallons per MW per year to nearly zero. And the benefits go beyond water savings. Liquid cooling is also more energy efficient and makes it easier to capture and reuse waste heat, turning AI factories into potential assets for local communities and power grids. The future AI data center may consume less water than critics expect and provide more value than just compute. @aipost 🏴