Steve Webster @croft1a.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Let them eat dataJohn Kostyack@kostyack.bsky.socialCeres estimates data centers in 7 states used ~3.4 trillion gallons of freshwater for electricity in 2024 alone, ~12X the combined total of Los Angeles, Phoenix & Washington, D.C. Big increases projected (4T to 8T) for 2030. Tech companies say they're working on it, talk about how ag is worse.latitudemedia.comData centers’ hidden water footprint is linked to the gridA Ceres analysis shows that data centers’ indirect water footprint from power plants dwarfs direct cooling. 100