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Given that leaks are responsible for about 400 times the water usage of data centers, there is an obvious win-win solution: approve as many data centers as the market wants, but they have to fix at least twice as much leakage as they want to use water.
Datacentres in England use an estimated 6.6 million litres of drinking water every day. Jon Chappel, Water UK’s deputy director, said this was “unforgivable” and a “genuine failing of government”. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/21/not-enough-water-for-uks-datacentre-plans-trade-body-says
We can use the same for energy (clearly the bigger deal): you want to build an X gigawatt center? Fine, ensure 2X gigawatts are added to the grid.
Given that leaks are responsible for about 400 times the water usage of data centers, there is an obvious win-win solution: approve as many data centers as the market wants, but they have to fix at least twice as much leakage as they want to use water.