This 5-minute podcast from Blockchains Blueprint explores the massive but often overlooked water consumption of data centers powering AI and cryptocurrency operations. The episode reveals that a single 100-megawatt data center consumes 2 million liters of water daily—equivalent to 6,500 households—while a single Bitcoin transaction can require 16,000 liters of water.
The podcast examines how traditional evaporative cooling systems lose 80% of their water intake to evaporation, making water largely non-reusable unlike household consumption. This creates significant geographic constraints, pushing data centers toward cooler, temperate climates with reliable water supplies like Northern Europe and the American Midwest.
