The insatiable appetite of the AI beast has residents in Texas being told to take shorter showers…
Maybe this AI takeover isn’t such a good idea after all? Humans need to wake up soon?
AI Data Centers in Texas Used 463 Million Gallons of Water, Residents Told to Take Shorter Showers
https://techiegamers.com/texas-data-centers-quietly-draining-water/
Excerpt below from full article above in link.
[According to a July 2025 investigation by The Austin Chronicle, data centers across Central Texas are consuming millions of gallons of water every day. This comes as many residents are being asked to reduce their usage due to dwindling supplies.
The problem is not limited to one city. In San Antonio, Microsoft and U.S. Army Corps facilities used a combined 463 million gallons of water in 2023 and 2024, according to local water utility SAWS. That’s the equivalent of usage for tens of thousands of households.]
AI Data Centers in Texas Used 463 Million Gallons of Water, Residents Told to Take Shorter Showers
https://techiegamers.com/texas-data-centers-quietly-draining-water/
Excerpt below from full article above in link.
[According to a July 2025 investigation by The Austin Chronicle, data centers across Central Texas are consuming millions of gallons of water every day. This comes as many residents are being asked to reduce their usage due to dwindling supplies.
The problem is not limited to one city. In San Antonio, Microsoft and U.S. Army Corps facilities used a combined 463 million gallons of water in 2023 and 2024, according to local water utility SAWS. That’s the equivalent of usage for tens of thousands of households.]
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