Mark Cuban Warns Towns: Data Centers Are Water Hogs with Built-In Heavy Metal
KEY POINTS
- â˘On September 8, 2026, Mark Cuban published a 10-point guide urging towns to negotiate water, noise, and financial protections before allowing data centers.
- â˘He warned about 'closed-loop' cooling still using water during heat, the low-frequency hum disturbing neighbors, and insisted on upfront decommissioning funds.
- â˘Public opinion is strongly negative with 71% opposing local data centers in a March Gallup poll, and campaigns even suggest public urine to cool them.
On September 8, 2026, billionaire Mark Cuban dropped a 10-part playbook urging towns to treat AI data centers like divas demanding perfect conditions before they move in. He said officials should hire lawyers and tech nerds to cage these water-guzzling, noise-polluting beasts, imposing strict water use caps even though their 'closed-loop' cooling still sips water like it's cocktail hour during heatwaves. Cuban insists on noise limits to tame the low-frequency humâbecause apparently this hum has now joined loud neighbors as a legal battleground spanning from Wisconsin to Mississippi. He wants upfront money for shutdowns and parent-company guarantees, fearing tomorrowâs data centers might be tomorrowâs pickleball courts, a fanciful fate he joked about in July. Public opinion? Roughâ71% of Americans prefer dealing with the data center menace less than hosting a nuclear power neighbor, according to a March Gallup poll. Even former NFL star Jason Kelce pitched a campaign involving public urine donations to cool the AI machines, tapping into widespread anxiety about water scarcity. Cuban warned, once a town says âyes,â negotiation powers evaporate faster than free water at these tech palaces. Oh, and if these centers break laws or trash the community, Cuban demands they be taxed into oblivion. Divide your townspeople accordingly and welcome to the future's noisy, thirsty overlords.
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(1 of 3)AI data centers: part water guzzler, part bass-heavy neighbor, full-time headache. Mark Cuban says lawyer up or drown in noise complaints and pickled servers.
Data centers devour water like frat boys at a keg party and hum like your worst exâs voicemail on repeat. Mark Cubanâs advice? Donât let them crash your townâs backyard.
Nothing says âwelcome to the neighborhoodâ like a data center with the subtle charm of a diesel generatorâs drone plus enough water needs to outdrink a minor drought.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/8/2026 | Author: Georgia Hennessy
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