The AI boom is gobbling up power faster than ever

The AI boom is gobbling up power faster than ever Business Insider AI Data Centers’ Water Consumption Breaks 264 Billion Gallons in 2025 as Devastating Drought Hits Nearly 63% of U.S. Barchart.com Writing a single 100-word email with ChatGPT consumes approximately the volume of a standard bottle of water, the global infrastructure processing AI queries is projected to use the equivalent of half the United Kingdom's annual water withdrawal by 2027, an Space Daily Rising Emissions, Depleting Water and Vanishing Land—UN Scientists: AI Is Threatening Natural Resources for Billions UNU | United Nations University New reports give sobering numbers on data centers' resource needs Axios