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Melissa Scanlan is a policy expert and advocate focused on data center energy consumption and water usage impacts on regional infrastructure and sustainability.
February 25, 2026
Co-Located Power Is the New Default. Texas Counties Can't Stop It.University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Melissa Scanlan flagged a critical tracking gap: over 90% of data center water consumption comes from power generation, not direct cooling.
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