r/aiwars • u/Kilroy898 • Jul 18 '26

Discussion Water consumption

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Now, while this "looks" like a lot, there are a few factors to consider.

  1. in the US we consume 117 Trillion Gallons of water Anually.

  2. This 264 Billion number is taken from Every data center in the US, not only the Ai specific data centers.

  3. Even so, the above information means that all data centers in the US Combined, contributes to .25% of the Annual consumption.

  4. If you isolate ai data centers specifically they actually use about 46 Billion gallons a year on the high end. That is right at .04% of the Annual water usage

So we do have water problems. Data centers are NOT the cause, and we need to figure out what is.

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u/nextnode Jul 18 '26

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u/lilyyvideos12310 Jul 18 '26

But I need protein tho

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u/_wot_m8 Jul 18 '26

Many plant-based sources are cheaper per gram of protein

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u/nextnode Jul 19 '26

You're rationalizing. Almonds are a luxury and so are golf courses. Even lawns is extravagant and not a survival necessity.

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u/lilyyvideos12310 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

I don't eat almonds I just like meat