Not every discussion about data centers is grounded in fact, and many people have limited visibility into how these facilities operate or what AI workloads require.

Not every discussion about data centers is grounded in fact, and many people have limited visibility into how these facilities operate or what AI workloads require.

I kept hearing that AI data centers are draining towns dry, so I investigated the evidence. Here's what I found about water use, electricity demand and the real environmental…