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Data centers are thirsty for water. This Nevada region is prepared, at least for now

Outside Reno, Nevada, a massive data center campus is being built to house computer hardware to support artificial intelligence. The center sits in the nation’s driest state and will require billions of gallons of water to operate.

Kaleb Roedel of the Mountain West News Bureau reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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