The environmental footprint of data centers in the United States
Much of the world’s data are stored, managed, and distributed by data centers. Data centers require a tremendous amount of energy to operate, accounting for around 1.8% of electricity use in the United States. Large amounts of water are also required to operate data centers, both directly for liquid...
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Materialtyp: | Artikel |
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IOP Publishing
2021-01-01
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Serie: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Länkar: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abfba1 |