Legislature’s data center conversations miss water angle
As Arizona lawmakers look to address constituent concerns over data center growth in the state, water usage is increasingly fading from the conversation. Republican and Democratic legislators introduced 13 bills this session related to data centers, but now that the Legislature has entered crossover week, many of the bills aimed at curbing data center water usage have landed on the cutting room floor. Those bills, sponsored by Democratic lawmakers, would have limited daily water usage for data centers — many of which rely on large amounts of water to keep the technology and facilities cool.
Other data center water use news:
- San Francisco Chronicle: Opinion: New AI data centers will pose a threat to California’s already limited water resources
- Summit Daily (Granby, Colo.): Colorado is debating whether to incentivize data centers. Western Slope leaders ask: What about water?
