The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on September 3 on the draft Water Cost Accountability Act, designed to prevent public water systems from passing water infrastructure costs driven by data center operations to regular customers. Data center operators would bear those costs themselves. In 2023, data centers consumed an estimated 66 billion liters of water, with projections suggesting consumption could reach 60 to 124 billion liters by 2028. The Meta data center planned in Georgia illustrates the tensions: Morgan County residents fear declining water pressure and bill increases of around 33%.
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