TribeMarks · 29 October 2026 US data centres: 66bn litres on site, 800bn at power plants US data centres consumed about 66bn litres of water on site in 2023; their power plants consumed nearly 800bn, which dry cooling does not reduce.
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US data centres: 66bn litres on site, 800bn at power plants
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US data centres consumed about 66bn litres of water on site in 2023; their power plants consumed nearly 800bn, which dry cooling does not reduce. Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · 20 Dec 2024
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Open full-size chart ↗ View chart data US data centres: 66bn litres on site, 800bn at power plants. Values shown in bn L. Period Water consumed, billion litres On site, 2014 21.2 On site, 2023 66 Power plants, 2023 800
US data centres consumed about 66bn litres of water on site in 2023; their power plants consumed nearly 800bn, which dry cooling does not reduce.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · 20 December 2024
2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report. Direct (on-site) consumption 21.2bn litres in 2014 and 66bn in 2023; indirect consumption through electricity generation 'nearly 800 billion liters' in 2023, shown as 800. Consumption, not withdrawal.
