Google's use of public water is a trade secret
"The average Google data center uses 450,000 gallons of water a day. The data center in Berkeley County used four times that amount in 2022 — 1.8 million gallons a day, or about 662 million gallons that year. This was potable water supplied through Berkeley County Water and Sanitation.
Google has maintained that its groundwater use is a protected "trade secret." Conservationists and community members disagree."
https://www.postandcourier.com/rising-waters/google-water-cooling-data-center-servers/article_405cf9ee-e6c6-11ee-9616-bb4073594830.html
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-07-15 15:27:58
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