AI data centers face backlash over water use in Arizona
AIArizona has welcomed TSMC's chip plant, which uses about 4.75 million gallons of water a day, while new hyperscale data center projects face mass opposition. The article reports that residents across the state are fighting proposals such as Beale Infrastructure's 600-megawatt Project Blue in Tucson, with water scarcity at the center of the dispute.
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The Verge · AI · Gaby Del Valle · theverge.comPublished · added here
Original title: AI has come for Arizona’s water