Amazon's data centers withdrew 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025. Despite a 2% decline in usage, the AI boom raises questions about long-term

Amazon pubblica nuovi dati sul consumo idrico dei data center e sulle tecnologie usate per ridurre gli sprechi.

AWS disclosed its data centers withdrew 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, the first absolute annual figure, amid growing AI environmental scrutiny.

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…

Data centers are a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of water used by other industries and activities, suggests the tech giant.

Amazon's data centers withdrew 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025. Despite a 2% decline in usage, the AI boom raises questions about long-term