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New WRA Report on Data Center Boom Finds Western States Need Strong Policies to Meet Energy and Water Demands

Major electric utilities in the Interior West are collectively forecasting a massive increase in energy demand of more than 50% in the next decade alone. If the projections of data center load growth from the region’s major utilities become reality, these new facilities could have annual water use of 7 billion gallons by 2035. This amount of water serves the annual needs of up to 194,000 people.

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