Gerry McGovern on Nostr: "A data center with 15 megawatts of IT capacity is estimated to use about 80-130 ...
"A data center with 15 megawatts of IT capacity is estimated to use about 80-130 million gallons of water each year. That is as much water as three hospitals"
"The majority of the water directly withdrawn and used for cooling is drinkable water from the local water supply."
https://www.asianometry.com/p/the-big-data-center-water-problem?publication_id=38270&post_id=151923390&isFreemail=true&r=3g47a&triedRedirect=true
2022: Microsoft's water consumption leapt 34%
2021: Water consumption jumped by 13%
These are astonishing figures.
"The majority of the water directly withdrawn and used for cooling is drinkable water from the local water supply."
https://www.asianometry.com/p/the-big-data-center-water-problem?publication_id=38270&post_id=151923390&isFreemail=true&r=3g47a&triedRedirect=true
2022: Microsoft's water consumption leapt 34%
2021: Water consumption jumped by 13%
These are astonishing figures.