Through conveniences like digital purchases and streaming services, Big Tech is consuming enormous amounts of both water and electricity in the United States. In 2022, for example, data warehouses consumed 4 percent of U.S. electricity.
NTD spoke to Kevin Stocklin, a reporter for The Epoch Times, the producer of the documentary “The Shadow State,” and a former Wall Street banker. He says that communities are welcoming in these data centers—but without realizing how much of a strain they put on the electric grid and local water supplies. Mr. Stocklin notes there is increasing pushback from residents of Virginia, a state home to the so-called “Data Center Alley” through which some 70 percent of the world’s data passes.
