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Interview2026-08-14
Sacks disputes claims that data centers deplete local water supplies and raise electricity costs, describing how on-site generation interacts with the grid.
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“Like you said, they don't use up a community's water. The water use is quite manageable, less than a golf course. The water recirculates. It brings down electricity costs assuming that you have the uh data center stand up its own power generation because they will sell the excess back to the grid and they pay for grid upgrade costs”
Key terms
- grid upgrade costs
- — Charges paid toward strengthening local electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure when a large new power user connects.
Educational summary of a public statement. Not investment advice.