2 papers
cs.CY2026
The Hidden Water Geography of U.S. Hyperscale Data Centers in the AI Era
Gianluca Guidi, Francesca Dominici
Water use by data centers is routinely reported as a single footprint, but water is consumed through two physically distinct pathways: at the site for cooling and in the power syst…
cs.AI2026
Assessing the Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption of U.S. Hyperscale Data Centers
Gianluca Guidi, Francesca Dominici, Tiziano Squartini +6
The rapid proliferation of hyperscale data centers (HDCs) in the US, mainly driven by the adoption of artificial intelligence, has raised concerns about this industry's environment…