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AI data centers use water to cool their servers.

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Is it true that AI data centers use water to cool their servers?

Yes. A reference article states directly that most large data centers use water for evaporative cooling of their servers, and a peer-reviewed chapter explains AI data centers use water as a heat transport medium because dense GPU racks require liquid cooling. Several other sources confirm data centers consume water for cooling, though they address estimation methods or specific sites rather than the general mechanism.

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Evidence for · 9
Data center
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Data center. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center

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Water as a Structural Requirement for AI Data Centers
2026
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Sunkara, K. C. (2026). Water as a Structural Requirement for AI Data Centers. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-8434-4.ch008

Estimating data center water use: Best practices and critical questions
2026
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Eric, M. (2026). Estimating data center water use: Best practices and critical questions. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22920996

Data Centers and Water Crisis in India: Why Digital Infrastructure Could Drain Our Wells Dry by 2030
2025
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George, D. (2025). Data Centers and Water Crisis in India: Why Digital Infrastructure Could Drain Our Wells Dry by 2030. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17920097

Resilient Microgrid Strategy with Water-Electricity Coupling for AI Data Centers Against ERCOT Grid Vulnerabilities
2026
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Ma, Y., Zhang, Z. S., Hu, C., Wei, C., & Xiao, Y. (2026). Resilient Microgrid Strategy with Water-Electricity Coupling for AI Data Centers Against ERCOT Grid Vulnerabilities. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202604.0437.v1

Energy Consumption and Cooling Efficiency Strategies in Data Centers: A Review
2025
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Energy Consumption and Cooling Efficiency Strategies in Data Centers: A Review. (2025). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.9734/jenrr/2025/v17i7438

Leveraging Deep Reinforcement Learning within Optimal Renewable Energy Strategies for Sustainable AI Data Centers.
2025
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Xiao, T. & You, F. (2025). Leveraging Deep Reinforcement Learning within Optimal Renewable Energy Strategies for Sustainable AI Data Centers.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c09990

The Oxford Handbook of the Foundations and Regulation of Generative AI
2026
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The Oxford Handbook of the Foundations and Regulation of Generative AI. (2026). play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=D2YAEgAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Does AI use lots of water?
2024
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Does AI use lots of water?. (2024). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/57326/does-ai-use-lots-of-water

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