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Less than six hours of U.S. irrigation
Evidence scope
66B L · U.S. fleet · 2023 · direct on-site consumption
Source record
Berkeley Lab modeled estimate compared with USGS irrigation consumption.
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66 billion liters sounds enormous. It equals about 5 hours, 43 minutes of U.S. irrigation consumption. National context restored. Local water pressure can still be real.
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66B L · global 1996–2005 blue-water coefficient × 2023 U.S. beef supply
Source record
Rough-scale comparison using Berkeley Lab, Water Footprint Network and USDA ERS records; not same-year local accounting.
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66B L is roughly five days of 2023 U.S. beef supply using a global 1996–2005 blue-water coefficient. It is a scale comparison, not same-year local accounting. Same water number, different denominator.
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11.8% · United States · 2030 · modeled reference case
Source record
Berkeley Lab 2025 update, published in 2026.
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Data centers could use 11.8% of U.S. electricity in Berkeley Lab’s 2030 reference case. Big planning problem, not a fixed national ration. The questions are what gets built, when, what powers it and who pays.
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Richland Parish, Louisiana · 2026 · reported one-time gross payout
Source record
GovTech, The Advocate, Richland Beacon and district records.
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Many qualifying Richland Parish certified school employees received a reported one-time gross payout of $50,935 in 2026. A real host benefit, not a verdict on every data-center deal.
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