Data centers use a lot of energy and water. This is the reason why the construction of Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centers that use up to 50 million liters of water per day (MLD) is no longer allowed in Johor. Google today announced that their data center in Wilbarger County, Texas does not use water for cooling purposes.
Instead, this data center only uses air-cooled technology. Water use is limited to critical campus operations such as kitchens. Google also said that this data center will add more water than it uses but did not explain how this is achieved and how cooling can still be done well.
To ensure that this data center operates sustainably, the electricity used is from clean sources supplied by the firm AES US Renewables.
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