A recent report reveals that data centers in England are not significant water users. Approximately 64% of commercial data centers utilize less than 10,000 m³ of water yearly, comparable to a leisure center or a Premier League football club's consumption. Only 4% exceed 100,000 m³ annually. Significant strides have been made in reducing water use through improved cooling methods, with 51% of data centers employing waterless systems. 89% of operators no longer monitor water usage due to these advancements.
According to the study, 64% of commercial data centers across the country use less than 10,000 m³ of water each year, which techUK noted is less than a typical leisure center or equivalent to the water use of a Premier League football club.
Just 4% of sites reported use over 100,000m³ per year, the techUK report added, in line with industrial manufacturing requirements.
Data center operators have made significant progress in curtailing water use, largely thanks to advances in cooling techniques.
Indeed, more than half (51%) of data centers across England are now using waterless cooling systems, which the report noted use no water beyond the regular functioning of any building.
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