Kevin O’Leary says data centres use less water than golf courses. The numbers are more complicated.
18-07-2026 14:44 via thenextweb.com

Kevin O’Leary says data centres use less water than golf courses. The numbers are more complicated.

Kevin O’Leary is making the golf course argument again. The “Shark Tank” investor, whose 40,000-acre Stratos data centre project in Utah sparked protests and a governor’s executive order, told Business Insider that AI data centres consume far less water than America’s golf courses. The comparison is technically correct today. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of […]
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