QTS

An AI data center project consumed 29 million gallons of unauthorized water over 15 months before detection, with officials declining to impose fines on the 6.2 million-square-foot facility builders. This highlights the substantial water infrastructure demands of AI data centers and potential regulatory enforcement challenges.

QTS's planned data center expansion in East Windsor, New Jersey was postponed to a third meeting for final decision. This delay affects regional data center capacity planning in a key Northeast corridor market.