Microsoft Stargate Guzzles 463 Million Gallons—Texas AI Outdrinks Entire Town

That image—an AI campus guzzling more water than a Texan town—gets wilder: by 2030, state data centers may gulp 399 billion gallons yearly. Queries like “how do data centers stay cool?” and “Microsoft water positive pledge” spike as facilities with code names slurp from drinking water while residents ration. A “water positive” promise seems like a chatbot trying to refill a swimming pool with a teaspoon.
Microsoft Stargate campus in Texas drinks 463 million gallons while locals Google “why do data centers use water?” and “AI energy consumption.” Picture a chatbot with a garden hose.