How much is 150.4 billion gallons?
Source: U.S. Census 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates
Chicago 1.2 million
1,106
Note: Weekly RTA change are estimates.
The 150.4 billion gallons of water expected to be withdrawn for data centers nationwide over the next five years is equivalent to the annual water withdrawals of 4.6 million U.S. households, which is more than 2.5 times the number of households in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and Grand Rapids combined.
Number of households
Detroit 257,998
4.6 million households
Cleveland 169,683
Grand Rapids 80,222
1 square = 100,000 households