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Three bars for three ways of cooling a data centre, each split into water used at the building and water used at the power plant, with the share of building water saved by air cooling in large type.

Cooling trades water for electricity · explore it yourself

Published 25 Oct 2026 · Updated 25 Oct 2026 · 13 sources

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Three bars for three ways of cooling a data centre, each split into water used at the building and water used at the power plant, with the share of building water saved by air cooling in large type.

AI data centres, explained: what they need in power and water

An AI answer needs electricity first, cooling second, and water in two places: at the data centre and at the power plant behind it. The cooling choice trades one against the other, and where the building stands decides how much that matters.

Published 25 Oct 2026 · Updated 25 Oct 2026 · 13 sources

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