Expert doubts claim that data centers use less water than rainfall
tdietterich · x · 2026-08-26
Thomas Dietterich questions the claim that "data centers use less water than the rain that falls on their land." He notes this might be true in New Hampshire but doubts its validity in Prineville, Oregon (10-12 inches of rain/year), which hosts many data centers.
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