CURE-Minnesota “Data Centers-Use Energy and Water” MEETING DATE: Thursday, July 23, 2026 6:45PM - 8:45PM (Zoom meeting room opens at 6:45 PM; Meeting starts at 7 PM) via Zoom virtual meeting.

Description

CURE ( CUREmn.org ), Citizens Utility Board (CUB), and Rewiring America lead an informative webinar about data centers and energy. Presenters provide insight on the key concerns about hyperscale data centers' potential energy needs, how that energy might be generated, and the potential impacts on existing ratepayers and member-owners. This starts with one of CURE's Data Center webinar series, which offer insight into their impacts on water, energy, and our communities, and the policies and tools you can use when faced with a proposed project. WATCH CURE's first installment in this series Data Centers: Transparency Webinar
Also View Rewiring America's report "Homegrown Energy: How household upgrades can meet 100% of data center demand growth" -- homegrown-energy-report-rewiring-america-dec2025.pdf
Hudson Kingston and Sarah Mooradian of CUREmn, Brandon Crawford of CUB, Jenna Warmuth of Rewiring America.
A second part is about data centers and water use. Understanding both direct and indirect water use in the operation of data centers is critical in protecting our freshwater supply. This webinar covers the infrastructure, cooling systems, water management, chemical additives for fire and corrosion suppression, wastewater, water used in energy generation, and resources for community engagement.
Featuring CURE staff Peg Furshong, Director of Special Projects and Sarah Mooradian, Government Relations & Policy Director
The presentation is a reduced length video created using AI from two one hour webinars available in full on YouTube.