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06 Nov 2026, 2:52 AM	CNBC Technology	5.0	Voters rejected AI data centers over resource concerns. Here's why measuring water usage is hard Voters passed 40 of 41 ballot measures restricting data centers amid water and power concerns, with more than 2,000 new facilities planned. A 1-gigawatt AI data center can consume up to 10 million gallons of water per day, according to UC Riverside researcher Shaolei Ren, but operators typically report usage companywide rather than site by site. Liquid cooling cuts on-site water use while often increasing power draw, especially in hot climates. Why: If you buy AI or cloud capacity, treat 'low water' claims carefully: the article says site-level data is usually unavailable, and the water-vs-power tradeoff means a low-water design can still raise energy costs. There is no Malaysia-specific data in this piece; the practical move for local builders is to ask vendors for per-region power and water disclosures before locking in long-term GPU or SaaS infrastructure. ai-infrastructure data-centers water-usage policy

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06 Nov 2026, 2:52 AM

CNBC Technology

5.0

Voters rejected AI data centers over resource concerns. Here's why measuring water usage is hard

Voters passed 40 of 41 ballot measures restricting data centers amid water and power concerns, with more than 2,000 new facilities planned. A 1-gigawatt AI data center can consume up to 10 million gallons of water per day, according to UC Riverside researcher Shaolei Ren, but operators typically report usage companywide rather than site by site. Liquid cooling cuts on-site water use while often increasing power draw, especially in hot climates.

Why: If you buy AI or cloud capacity, treat 'low water' claims carefully: the article says site-level data is usually unavailable, and the water-vs-power tradeoff means a low-water design can still raise energy costs. There is no Malaysia-specific data in this piece; the practical move for local builders is to ask vendors for per-region power and water disclosures before locking in long-term GPU or SaaS infrastructure.