Source: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Drought is no longer a regional anomaly — it is a structural risk to the U.S. energy system and the digital economy it powers. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows significant portions of the country under moderate to severe drought. While agriculture often dominates the headlines, the implications for power generation — and high-density data infrastructure — are just as material. Water is embedded across the energy value chain: • Hydropower: