Bloomberg Surveillance · Monday, July 27, 2026
Cara Murphy notes growing pushback against data center construction in areas like Texas due to significant water consumption. This is creating tension with local residents who face water usage restrictions, highlighting a potential hurdle for the expansion of data infrastructure.
“It's very interesting in that you're getting a lot of pushback with in Texas on data centers for similar reasons. Water is a big issue there, right, and so a lot of these data centers are expected to soak up water when you have local residents who are you know, maybe very limited or what they can use.”