Wastewater Will Cool This Memphis Data Center

Wastewater Will Cool This Memphis Data Center

News ClipGoverning·Memphis, Shelby County, TN·3/16/2026

The article discusses how the AI company xAI will use wastewater instead of drinking water to cool its Colossus supercomputer at a data center in Memphis, Tennessee, leaving the drinking water supply for human needs.

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xAI will keep its Colossus supercomputer cool with wastewater, leaving the drinking supply to support human intelligence.