By Water Use, Google’s Botetourt Site Would Be Its 8th Largest Data Center Complex in the World

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By water use, Google’s Botetourt site would be its 8th largest data center complex in the world

The Google data center complex that’s coming to Botetourt County would start off as its sixth largest in the country and eighth largest in the world, according to data in the company’s recent 2026 environmental report. That’s based on Google’s figures for water use for each of its data center locations. The Botetourt site is contracted for 2 million gallons of water per day, or 730 million gallons per year. According to the Google report, that w…

Google’s Planned Botetourt Facility Would Rank Among Its Biggest Data Centers on Earth

The Google data center complex coming to Botetourt County is shaping up to be a massive operation — not just by local standards, but by global ones. Based on water consumption figures published in Google's 2026 environmental report, the Botetourt site would rank as the company's sixth largest in the United States and eighth largest in the world, according to Cardinal News. The site is contracted for 2 million gallons of water per day — roughly 7…