Water UK has warned the government has "all but forgotten" that data centres need water to cool their systems, even as Britain plans to treble data centre capacity by 2030. Currently, UK data centres consume roughly 6.6 million litres per day — equivalent to 20,000 homes — but peak demand during heatwaves can spike to 14 million litres daily. Tripling capacity without addressing water infrastructure could require an additional 42 million litres per day, a staggering...