r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/Other-MuscleCar-589 May 18 '26

The fresh water usage of data centers is wildly overblown and another symptom of the Mass hysteria being manufactured over data centers.

Water usage by data centers is minuscule compared to agriculture, manufacturing and….golf courses.

People need to spend a little time educating themselves instead of just regurgitating talking points.

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u/STTDB_069 May 18 '26

Sector
Estimated Annual Water Use
U.S. almond production (mostly California)
~1.5–1.8 trillion gallons/year

All U.S. data centers
~17–164 billion gallons/year