Google Will Air-Cool Its First Botetourt Data Center, Leaving Water and Electricity Questions Open

Google will air-cool its first of three planned data centres at Botetourt, Virginia, shifting environmental burden from water consumption to electricity demand; the remaining two buildings' cooling methods remain undecided, and the existing water agreement (up to 8 million gallons per day at full build-out) remains unchanged despite the announcement.

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