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Data Centres Strain Power And Water Supplies
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Governments worldwide, including India, have courted data centre investment as AI demand surges, but infrastructure strain is mounting. In the U.S., data centres' share of electricity rose from about 3% in 2022 to roughly 7% now, McKinsey forecasts capacity could grow 27% annually, while Google used over 20 billion litres of water in 2023. Communities face higher costs and resource stress.
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