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Daily Record

September 2, 2026

5 entries published that day. Each is one sourced row of the record: what happened, where, and where it came from. Nothing here is an article and nothing is unapproved.

  1. No state Statement

    Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI. About 38,000 ChatGPT queries use the water of one California almond; modern large data centers use about as much water as an office building; evaporative cooling has not been used in a long time. Speaker said the figure was from memory and might be wrong. Said September 2, 2026, Sources podcast with Alex Heath. tomshardware.com trade press (paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

  2. South Dakota Statement

    Democratic candidate for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Kloucek said a moratorium would give people time to do homework and watch what's happening in other states, and expressed concern about putting consumers of electricity, natural gas, and water at risk Said September 2, 2026, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. sdpb.org local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)

  3. South Dakota Statement

    Democratic candidate for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. Kloucek said data center development is the number one issue facing South Dakota Said September 2, 2026, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. sdpb.org local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)

  4. South Dakota Statement

    Don Haggar, Republican candidate for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, said the state does enough regulation on data centers Said September 2, 2026, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. sdpb.org local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)

  5. South Dakota Statement

    Frank Kloucek, Democratic candidate for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, advocated for a one year moratorium on data center development in the state Said September 2, 2026, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. sdpb.org local outlet (paraphrased; said in the source itself)

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