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This week’s number: 0.26 milliliters.

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That’s the measured water for one AI prompt at the data center. About five drops.

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You’ve seen the bottle-of-water claim.

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It came from an old estimate that counted the power plant’s water

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and spread it across dozens of answers.

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Measured is different from guessed.

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But here’s what the small number leaves out: the water behind the electricity.

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That part is bigger, and it counts too.

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So count both, and put water limits in the permit, not the press release.

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Don’t take our word for it. Check.

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Build it right, or don’t build it.