Schneider: warmer coolant could make AI data centers more water-hungry
Schneider Electric says warmer coolant could increase the water demand of AI data centers. Another report finds that data centers can be run at higher temperatures.
Who is affected and how
- engineer
- Raising the cooling temperature can save energy, but the trade-off between water and energy use has to be accounted for at the design stage.
- energy specialist
- The cooling strategy affects a data center's electricity and water consumption alike, so both have to be optimized together.
Sources
- Schneider says warmer coolant could make AI data centres thirstier | LavX Newsnews.lavx.hu · Sep 21, 2026 · magyar
- AI data centers can run hot to stay cool: reporttechtarget · Sep 24, 2026
- AI data centers can run hot to stay cool: report | TechTargettechtarget.com · Sep 24, 2026
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