August 26, 2026
Tranche Power Gates Blackstone's Three AI Factory CampusesMeta's 2024 sustainability report put power-plant water tied to datacenter load at more than 20-to-1 versus on-site cooling; Ceres modeled 3.4 trillion gallons of freshwater for electricity across seven states that host about half of U.S. centers, including Texas, with a 2030 band of 4 to 8 trillion.