Boom Supersonic CEO: most data center water use cools turbines, and his new turbine needs zero
BrentM_BuildGuy · x · 2026-10-23
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl explains that new data centers can't get grid power, forcing them into years-long waits or exorbitant secondary-market turbine prices. He argues the public's water concerns are misplaced: most data center water usage goes to cooling turbines, not servers — and his company's new turbine needs no water at all while enabling self-generated electricity.
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