Data Centers Disrupt Communities

Data Centers Disrupt Communities

Hi Watchers! The communities where data centers are built can experience difficulties in zoning, power supply quality, water availability, and noise. A difficult fact of siting data centers is that nearby communities endure high water consumption, impacts of power...
The environmental impact of cloud computing

The environmental impact of cloud computing

Hi Watchers! Since the rise of the internet made data centers a necessity, the facilities have grown in number, size, and capacity. The explosion of streaming, social media, e-commerce, and more have made data centers central to the modern economy. In recent years,...
Google builds renewables next to its data centers

Google builds renewables next to its data centers

Hi Watchers! It’s getting to be crunch time for hyperscalers to find renewables, and even the generation construction projects they partner on are tough to get connected to the grid. Here is an article about Google’s $20B project with Intersect Power to...