Sustainability Magazine October 2026 81 | Page 80

WATERSHED
THE DATA CENTRE BUILDOUT, ONE HEXAGON AT A TIME
500MW Data centre capacity

5x 9-17 %

Roughly a five-fold difference in carbon intensity depending on the grid region where a model runs
Projected share of US electricity consumed by data centres in 2030, up from 5 % in 2025
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