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Nvidia Cooling Slashes Water Use; Data Centers Still Thirsty

6/25/2026

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Nvidia announced a liquid-cooling system that lets data centers run hotter while cutting power and all water usage, director Ali Heydari said.
Polaroid placed a billboard on Coney Island in Brooklyn warning that data centers will drink up water as part of its best of summer is analog campaign.
A Business Insider investigation found some U.S. data-center facilities are permitted to use more water daily than about 49,000 Americans consume.

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Nvidia announced a liquid-cooling system that lets data centers run hotter while cutting power and all water usage, director Ali Heydari said.
Polaroid placed a billboard on Coney Island in Brooklyn warning that data centers will drink up water as part of its best of summer is analog campaign.
A Business Insider investigation found some U.S. data-center facilities are permitted to use more water daily than about 49,000 Americans consume.