Farmington residents push back against massive data center projected to double city’s water use

Used for the scale of the proposed Farmington data centre—its footprint, power demand and the local water use residents were comparing it against.

Webber, Melissa. 'Farmington residents push back against massive data center projected to double city's water use.' CBS News Minnesota, 11 February 2026. (The 2.5 million square foot hyperscale project; the 708 MW figure; Farmington's roughly 2.14 million gallons-per-day current use.)