And that trend isnt slowing down. A 2025 report from McKinsey & Company shows that companies are expected to spend $5.2 trillion by 2030 to build more data centers in order to keep pace with the growing global AI demands. In 2023, a single Google owned data center onsite cooling consumption exceeded 6.07 billion gallons 23 billion liters of fresh water, and more data centers means even more water consumption in the future. At that rate, the water used by AI data centers will eventually rival...
