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Dossier · Organization
Houston Advanced Research Center
A Texas research nonprofit whose data-center water analysis was presented to New Mexico legislators in September 2026.
At a glance
- Kind
- Nonprofit
- Role in the project
- Research or analysis
- Key people
- Margaret Cook
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 1 sources · 1 connections · 0 dated entries
- Record id
- PJO139
Key facts
- Published 'Thirsty Data', projecting up to 161 billion gallons a year of data-center water use in Texas by 2030.[1]
- 2026-09-01Its vice president told the interim Water and Natural Resources Committee that New Mexico's data centers draw just over 500 million gallons a year now, and that every planned facility running would mean 23.6 billion.[1]
- Its New Mexico figures have not been published; they exist as testimony.
The record
A Texas research nonprofit whose data-center water work — published as "Thirsty Data," projecting up to 161 billion gallons a year in Texas by 2030 — is among the few independent analyses of the question. Its vice president briefed New Mexico legislators in September 2026. Its New Mexico figures have not been published; they exist as testimony.
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