Arizona Republic: Data Centers Guzzle Arizona’s Water and Power. We Calculated How Much

Data centers guzzle Arizona's water and power. We calculated how much

Data centers are expanding rapidly across metro Phoenix, raising questions about how much electricity and water Arizona can afford to devote to them.

Arizona Republic: Data centers guzzle Arizona’s water and power. We calculated how much

Arizona Republic: Data centers guzzle Arizona’s water and power. We calculated how much. “The Republic found that data centers already operating in the region have a combined capacity of at least 2.3 gigawatts. That’s enough power to serve a medium-sized city composed of 300,000 to 500,000 homes. Planned data centers could bring at least 8.5 additional gigawatts onto the local grid. That’s roughly equivalent to the amount of power it takes to se…