Ashburn Data Centers' Water Use
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•Data center water consumption is spiraling out of control
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Data centers in northern Virginia consumed seven billion liters of water in 2023 .
This is a near 64% increase compared to the approximately five million liters consumed in 2019 .
Microsoft , Google , and Amazon have all made concerted efforts to show they are scaling up to meet demand in a responsible way by investing heavily in sustainable data centers.
“There is no silver bullet, but there are many steps that can be taken,” says expert.
“Water recycling and reuse should become the norm where possible so that companies are avoiding excessive water extraction. Where new data infrastructure is built, systems that support water reuse should be inbuilt.”.
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