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Amazon reveals 2.5B gallon annual water use for data centers

By PulseAugur Editorial · [4 sources] ·

Amazon has disclosed its data center water consumption for the first time, reporting 2.5 billion gallons used in 2025. The company claims this represents a 2% decrease from the previous year, despite operational expansion, and highlights its water efficiency compared to rivals like Microsoft, Google, and Meta. Amazon attributes this efficiency to primarily using air cooling, with evaporative cooling employed only during peak heat, and states its data centers are seven times more water-efficient than the industry average. AI

IMPACT Highlights the substantial water footprint of AI infrastructure, potentially influencing future data center development and regulation.

RANK_REASON Company discloses significant operational data (water usage) for the first time, relevant to AI infrastructure concerns.

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Amazon reveals 2.5B gallon annual water use for data centers

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  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Stevie Bonifield ·

    Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year

    Just after Seattle enacted a one-year data center moratorium that some of Amazon's own employees pushed for, Amazon shared how much water its data centers use, reportedly for the first time. With concerns about water consumption and energy use a focus of new AI data center constr…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🚰 Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year https://www. theverge.com/tech/948534/amazo n-data-centers-water-use # datacenters # ai # am

    🚰 Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year https://www. theverge.com/tech/948534/amazo n-data-centers-water-use # datacenters # ai # amazon

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  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year Just after Seattle enacted a one-year data center moratorium that some of Amazon's own employe

    Amazon’s data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year Just after Seattle enacted a one-year data center moratorium that some of Amazon's own employees pushed for, Amazon shared how much water its data centers use, reportedly for the first time. With concerns about wat…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/amazon-data-centers-water-…
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · sagalinked ·

    📰 Amazon's data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year, according to a report shared by the company after Seattle enacted a one-year moratorium on

    📰 Amazon's data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water last year, according to a report shared by the company after Seattle enacted a one-year moratorium on new data center construction. 🔗 https://www. theverge.com/tech/948534/amazo n-data-centers-water-use # Tech # AI

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