Data Center Water Usage

What is happening? Ever wondered how much water is needed to cool data centers? A city in Oregon had prevented the water usage from becoming public, but now the data is free for the world to consume. To cool Google’s data centers in Oregon it takes 274.5 million gallons. World wide data centers require 4.3 billion gallons of water. This world wide number is similar to the water usage of 29 golds courses in the U.S. Southwest. Fun with facts.

AP | Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private