[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-ai-workloads-could-demand-600-billion-gallons-of-water-by-2030":10},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":24,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":22,"tags":25,"sources":29,"feedback":33,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":33,"total_tokens":33},690,"ai-workloads-could-demand-600-billion-gallons-of-water-by-2030","AI workloads could demand 600 billion gallons of water by 2030","Rising power needs for GPU cooling in data centers are set to turn AI into a massive water consumer.","AI's thirst for water may hit 600 billion gallons by 2030.\n\nData centers that run AI models rely on direct‑cooling systems for GPUs. Those systems use only a small slice of the total water required, but future GPUs and denser rack designs will need far more power. As the electricity demand climbs, the associated water for cooling rises proportionally.\n\nThe surge matters because water scarcity is already a concern in many regions hosting large farms. Higher water usage could force operators to relocate, invest in expensive cooling tech, or cap AI workloads altogether.\n\nIn short, today's push for faster AI may end up draining more than just electricity—it could strain a resource many tech firms haven’t planned for.","[\"ai\",\"datacenters\",\"water-use\"]","2026-06-11T10:32:06.000Z","2026-06-11T11:50:12.964Z","2026-06-11T11:50:19.887Z","published",null,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Fai-workloads-could-demand-600-billion-gallons-of-water-by-2030.webp",[26,27,28],"ai","datacenters","water-use",[30],{"name":31,"url":32},"Tom's Hardware","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tomshardware.com\u002Ftech-industry\u002Fai-is-set-to-consume-up-to-600-billion-gallons-of-water-by-2030-rising-energy-consumption-primarily-to-blame-as-data-center-power-demands-rise",0]