Industry Veterans Push Back on Data Center Critics With Water and Jobs Data

In a debate over rural data centers, veterans pushed back with data: Glen Bradley said closed-loop cooling needs only about 5,000 gallons of make-up water annually, overstated by critics by three orders of magnitude, while a 100MW campus employs 850 construction workers but retains only 100-200 long-term jobs.

2026-09-04 ~ 2026-09-04 · 2 related posts

• A 100MW Data Center's Real Ledger: 850 Construction Workers, 100-200 Permanent Jobs, and One Pool of Water — yvonnalynn · 2026-09-04
• 30-Year Data Center Builder Counters Critics: Closed-Loop Cooling Tops Up Only ~5,000 Gallons a Year — GlenBradley · 2026-09-04