A study warns that the construction of large data centers could significantly increase water consumption

Updated 2026-11-07 · told from many outlets at once

Greenpeace warned that German server farms consumed approximately 13 billion liters of water for cooling in 2025. The industry association Bitkom previously assessed water needs as largely unproblematic.

• Server farms in Germany consumed about 13 billion liters of water for cooling in 2025.
• The industry association Bitkom previously assessed water needs as largely unproblematic.

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