We Calculated How Much Water Data Centers Actually Use. The Total Will Shock You.

Big Tech claims AI data centers don’t use much water. But data centers typically report the water used inside the facilities — we found them indirectly consuming 10x that amount. We went to the drought-stricken West, where farmers now have to fight AI oligarchs for water. Producer: Dan Lieberman Editor: Leslie Atkins Videographer: TK Supervising Producer: Brady Welch Video Production Manager: Isabel Atalaya Video Production Coordinator: Jodi Clemens Video Production Fellow: Astrid Dong ----- More Perfect Union is an Emmy-winning, nonprofit newsroom whose mission is to build power for working people. Here’s what that means: We report on the real struggles and challenges of the working class from a working-class perspective. We attempt to connect those problems to potential solutions. We report on the abuses and wrongdoing of corporate power. And we seek to hold accountable the ultra-rich who have too much power over America’s political and economic systems. To support our independent journalism, subscribe, donate, and follow our other pages through the links below: Help fund our reporting: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mpu... Substack: https://substack.perfectunion.us/ TikTok:   / moreperfectunion   Twitter:   / moreperfectus   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/moreperfectu... Facebook:   / moreperfectus   Instagram:   / perfectunion   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@perfectunion Website: https://www.perfectunion.us