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A center pivot sprinkler pumping water on crops in southwest Kansas. Calen Moore/Kansas News Service
This map shows the Ogallala Aquifer in the GMD 3 region. The black oval is an approximate area the project will set up shop. Groundwater Management District 3
Jesse Gronner speaks to locals on the details of the renewable energy and data center project. Calen Moore/Kansas News Service
The Groundwater Management District 3 office sits in Garden City near the proposed data center project. Calen Moore/Kansas News Service
A Triple Oak Power employee explains to locals the timeline of the project and answers questions. Calen Moore/Kansas News Service
Massive data centers powering artificial intelligence have sprouted across the country in recent years, drawing opposition for their water consumption. But in rural Kansas, boosters of one project argue that it could represent a huge savings in water use compared to irrigated farming. FINNEY COUNTY, Kansas — Ann Gravatt and Jesse Gronner shook hands, offered food and fielded ...
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