*Microsoft data center guzzles scarce water supply amidst heatwave** * /Dutch media report that a Microsoft data center in the province of North Holland consumes more water than initially indicated. At the same time, the country faces water scarcity amidst a heatwave.// / Geert van der Klugt August 11, 2022 The data center is located in the municipality of Hollandse Kroon. Local media report that the data center used 84 million litres (84,000 cubic meters) of cooling water last year. Microsoft and the municipality told residents that water consumption would be limited to 12 to 20 million litres. The stats are evident from classified information recently made public. 84,000 cubic meters is equal to 33 Olympic swimming pools. [...] continua qui: https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/85915/microsoft-data-center-guzz...