Georgia Data Center Used 29 Million Gallons of Water Through Unbilled Meters, Causing Resident Pressure Drops

Summary

A Blackstone-owned QTS data center campus in Fayetteville, Georgia, drew 29 million gallons of municipal water through unbilled meters that the county was unaware of, causing noticeable water pressure drops for local residents. The county retroactively billed the facility $147,474 for the unmetered water usage. The article is part of Intel's "The Cooling Report," which provides analysis on liquid cooling, immersion cooling, and thermal management for data centers, highlighting the growing tension between data center water consumption and local community resources.