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The environmental footprint of data centers in the United States
Post, September 29, 2026 • (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Virginia Tech) Much of the world’s data are stored, managed, and distributed by data centers. Data centers re-quire a tremendous amount of energy to operate, accounting for around 1.8% of electricity use in the United States. Large amounts of water are also required to operate data...