Hill Country Alliance's Data Centers and Water Use: A Community Guide

This community guide from Hill Country Alliance, published in November 2025, discusses the direct and indirect linkages between data centers and water use. The guide provides detailed, but digestible, definitions of terms commonly used when discussing data centers, as well as statistics on kWhs and associated gallons consumed whe providing services. Additionally, it addresses current water and energy use conflicts and provides recommendations to mitigate concerns.