BY THE NUMBERS:
US data centers directly use approximately 17.5 billion gallons of water annually, compared to the 3.2 trillion gallons used for residential lawns and turf.
AEI’s @ProfDanielLyons explains that data center pushback focused on water consumption is overblown. pic.twitter.com/asyLwGvDZm
— American Enterprise Institute (@AEI) August 6, 2026
And according to Grok, golf courses use roughly 30–31 times more water than all U.S. data centers combined.