Center for Water Policy’s Professor Scanlan Answers AI-Data Center FAQs with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Center for Water Policy at UW-Milwaukee, in collaboration with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, addressed frequently asked questions about AI-data centers' water consumption. The FAQs covered how these centers use water, their consumption compared to other industries, and regulation by the Great Lakes Compact.
Professor Scanlan from the Center for Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee partnered with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to provide answers to common questions regarding AI-data centers.
The collaboration focused on demystifying the water usage of these facilities, explaining how they consume water, comparing their consumption rates to other industrial sectors, and clarifying whether the Great Lakes Compact governs their water use.