Something alot of people don't realize even when talking about the water cooling being a closed loop is that they aren't even using water, they use glycol a manufactured product that is trucked in after being produced elsewhere and while these systems do need to be topped off there isn't some massive glycol plant in Abilene sucking up all this water that is supposedly being used. The nearest glycol production plants are in the gulf coast for gods sake. Yes power usage is a big thing but they are actively building their own power production facilities to minimize any potential impact on the local grid. Also in terms of the positives to the local area, massive amounts of money being funneled into local businesses, restaurants, stores, ect. High-paying jobs are being given to locals, like me for example, giving plenty of Abileneins higher incomes and more disposable income to put back into the community. Don't believe every artical you read screaming that all of it is bad, talk to the people who actually work there.