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wral.com > news > local > water-use-battle-drought-north-carolina-may-2026

North Carolina regulators confront drought as communities battle over who gets water

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (619+ words) Even after recent rain, much of North Carolina remains locked in severe or extreme drought conditions as state regulators grapple with growing battles over who gets access to water during a period of rapid growth and mounting strain on river…...

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wral.com > news > local > data-centers-water-usage-north-carolina-drought-april-2026

How much water do data centers use in North Carolina? Drought raises new concerns

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (846+ words) As Raleigh prepares to implement water restrictions on Monday amid the ongoing drought, attention is turning to how much water large data centers could use and how that demand is managed during dry periods. The city will activate Stage 1 water-use…...

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wral.com > news > investigates > north-carolina-data-center-costs-electricity-water-air-quality-questions-february-2026

The hidden costs of North Carolina’s data center boom

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1516+ words) The windowless buildings rising across North Carolina look more like warehouses than engines of climate change. Across the state, proposals for hyperscale data centers built to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing are driving unprecedented demand for electricity and water....