Amazon claims its data centers are 7x more water-efficient than the industry average
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Amazon says its data centers are 7x more water-efficient than the industry average and claims a 52% improvement over the last five years. The company credits free-air cooling, evaporative cooling, higher operating temperatures, and reclaimed water use across much of its fleet. The article also highlights rising industry pressure to disclose water usage as AI infrastructure expands and communities push back on new data center builds. Analysts say water efficiency is becoming a competitive differentiator and will increasingly appear in cloud and AI infrastructure RFPs.
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