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PublishedJune 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year

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Just after Seattle enacted a one-year data center moratorium that some of Amazon's own employees pushed for, Amazon shared how much water its data centers use, reportedly for the first time. With concerns about water consumption and energy use a focus of new AI data center construction debates, Amaz
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