… Water Resource Advocates was one of more than a dozen groups that gathered Wednesday for a joint meeting of the [Nev.] interim committees on natural resources and infrastructure. The meeting focused solely on data centers and their water and energy needs. … Representatives of the data center industry suggested existing estimates related to water use are inflated because they are based on outdated technology. … Groups more critical of data centers emphasized a need for more transparency and reporting on actual water usage. … Beyond the water used on site for cooling, there remains the fact that producing electricity also requires a lot of water. 

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