Most data centers refusing to say how much water, electricity they use
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Most data centers refusing to say how much water, electricity they use
The vast majority of data centers in Europe keep information about their environmental impact secret, according to a study by Lighthouse Report in collaboration with Trouw and other European media. In the Netherlands, less than a quarter of larger data centers publish data about their electricity and drinking water usage.The researchers spent a year trying to obtain data on data centers’ environmental impact in Europe, invoking freedom of inform…
Neither the French administration nor the European Commission comply with their obligations to inform the public about the environmental impacts and energy consumption of data centers. This is revealed by an investigation by the international consortium of journalists Lighthouse Reports and "Mediapart".
By far the majority of data centers keep information about their environmental impact secret, reports Trouw. They are legally obliged to report on this, but many companies do not. At other companies, important data regarding water and electricity usage is missing. Data centers have become increasingly important in recent years. Everything placed in the cloud is stored there, from photos and documents to software. Especially now that AI applicat…
The vast majority of data centers in the Netherlands do not disclose how much electricity and water they consume, although they... Data centers often keep power and water consumption a secret
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