![]() But information has leaked out, sometimes through legal battles with local utilities and conservation groups. Google considers its water use a proprietary trade secret and bars even public officials from disclosing the company’s consumption. They need to be built in a way that ensures they are not taking critical resources away from water-scarce communities,” said Gary Cook, global climate campaigns director at Stand.earth, an environmental advocacy group. “Data centers are expanding, they’re going everywhere. ![]() These facilities use billions of gallons of water, sometimes in dry areas that are struggling to conserve this limited public resource. But there’s a cost that the company tries to keep secret. The company has boasted for years that these huge computer-filled warehouses are energy efficient and environmentally friendly. to power online searches, web advertising and cloud services. Alphabet’s Google is building more data centers across the U.S.
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