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Chairperson Kline flags data centers' water use amid AI-driven growth
Summary
Chairperson Kline told the commission that regional data centers driven by AI growth are increasing in news and numbers and "take a massive amount of water to operate," though she said she does not expect the issue to be a local concern.
Chairperson Kline told the Mendon Township Planning Commission that data centers have been prominent in recent news coverage and that the township is seeing activity in nearby Selene and Marshall. "These centers are going wild in the news," she said, adding that the recent expansion tied to artificial intelligence has accelerated the trend.
Kline warned that data centers "take a massive amount of water to operate," then stated she did not believe the water demand would be a concern in Mendon Township. The commission did not take action on the topic and no data or follow-up study was requested during the Jan. 13 meeting.
The comment was raised as part of the new-business items and recorded as an informational report rather than as a regulatory proposal or motion.
