OpenAI is scouring the U.S. for sites to build a network of huge data centers to power its artificial intelligence technology, expanding beyond a flagship Texas location and looking across 16 states to accelerate the Stargate project championed by President Donald Trump. … The company’s request for proposals calls for sites with “proximity to necessary infrastructure including power and water.” …  Data centers also typically draw in large amounts of water for cooling. … The other states where OpenAI is actively looking include Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. 

Other data center water news:

• Las Vegas Business Media Press (Nev.): Local NAIOP addresses data center industry; examines challenges, opportunities
• The Land Desk: Blog: Big Tech invades Nevada’s power grid (and desert)