Comment by gorjusborg

And what are you basing that understanding on?

https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/data-centers-and-water-co...

According to EESI (a bipartisan-founded non-profit), a large data center:

> can consume up to 5 million gallons per day, equivalent to the water use of a town populated by 10,000 to 50,000 people.

Also noting that AI datacenters can use more.