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Google's data center raises the stakes in this state's 'water wars'
![]() ![]() ![]() Endless emails, map requests, web searches, and everything else we do online requires the use of energy-hungry, water-guzzling data centers.* For Google, that e**rmous thirst for water is causing controversy near Charleston, South Carolina, where the tech giant hosts a sprawling data center complex. Google wants to draw 1.5 million gallons per day from an aquifer to help cool the servers at its facility in Berkeley County. The data center already uses about 4 million gallons of surface water per day, the Post and Courier newspaper reported. SEE ALSO: This tech giant just hit two impressive clean energy milestones Read more... More about Water Efficiency, Water Scarcity, Drought, Aquifers, and Groundwater ??????? ??????: Google's data center raises the stakes in this state's 'water wars' || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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