Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think. When I called him to talk more about AI and water, Masley emphasized that he’s ...

WITH NORTH CAROLINA IN THE MIDST OF A HISTORIC DROUGHT, THERE’S N EWCONCERNSABOUT PLANNED DATA CENTERS POPPING UP ACROSS THE STATE. THE FACILITIES CAN USE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER TO COOL SERVERS, ...

Purple pipe is a nickname for recycled water that could flow from sewer plants or mine tunnels to cool data centers. “In many cases it costs less than potable water. We couldn’t put in reuse lines ...

File - In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, photo, a woman stands at her well at her property on the outskirts of The Dalles, Oregon. She said the water table that her well draws from dropped 15 feet in the ...