AI Data Centers Require a Lot of Water, Where Does It Go?/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/ai-data-centers-require-a-lot-of-water-where-does-it-goAI data centers use water to cool the servers. (Image Credit: UCR /Evan Fields) I was wondering why water used in data centers can&rsquo;t be reused. Nature cycles water constantly, it seems odd that the water is used to cool but then disappears. Why...en-USTelligent Community 12RE: AI Data Centers Require a Lot of Water, Where Does It Go?https://community.element14.com/technologies/power-management/b/blog/posts/ai-data-centers-require-a-lot-of-water-where-does-it-goSun, 09 Aug 2026 19:48:44 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c87ae39e-afc3-4380-ab0d-cb9156e1ebe8DAB0<p>If I was an enterprising company, I would integrate the data centers into a salt water desalination plant using the heat from the chips to heat the water and then condense fresh water from the evaporated steam. That way you could more easily get local governments to invite you in to build your data centers.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30024&AppID=4&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">