Examining US official's claim that data centres 'don't use water'

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested that data centres don't use water. According to the International Energy Agency, a data centre in the United States uses around 2 million litres per day on average. They have become a controversial topic for communities across the US in the run up to November's midterm elections. Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .