Meta在路易斯安那州设于2028年的27B AI数据中心将每日使用150万加仑的水, Meta’s $27B AI data center in Louisiana, set for 2028, will use 1.5 million gallons of water daily, raising environmental concerns despite state approval.

Meta在路易斯安那州里士兰教区新建了270亿美元的AI数据中心,计划于2028年使用,每天将使用约150万加仑的水——相当于17 000名居民——从密西西比河冲积层蓄水层抽取水,并通过封闭循环系统回收水。 Meta’s new $27 billion AI data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, planned for 2028, will use about 1.5 million gallons of water daily—equivalent to 17,000 residents—drawing from the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer and recycling water via a closed-loop system. 虽然允许该设施每天最多使用2 300万加仑,但Meta计划每年使用5亿至6亿加仑,主要在更温暖的月份使用。 Though the facility is permitted to use up to 23 million gallons per day, Meta projects annual use of 500 to 600 million gallons, primarily in warmer months. 国家官员认为该项目是可持续的,但独立研究人员警告说,由于缺乏监测和监管,地下水耗竭和土地沉降等长期风险会存在。 State officials deem the project sustainable, but independent researchers warn of long-term risks like groundwater depletion and land subsidence due to lack of monitoring and regulation. Meta将自愿报告五年的用水情况, 中心预计将创造约500个长期就业机会, Meta will voluntarily report water use for five years, and the center is expected to create around 500 permanent jobs and boost Entergy’s electricity demand by 30%.